not; nonexistent; not being (there)
progress; being under way
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
uninteresting; boring; not amusing; not fun
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
(showing) no reaction; non-reaction; straight face
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
hey there; I say; see here
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
sleepover; overnight stay
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday