I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
fifth day of the month; five days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
hello; good day; good afternoon
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
safflower (Carthamus tinctorius); dyer's safflower
end of a match; end of a game
steady; sound; reliable; solid
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement