moment; brief space of time
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
time; season; period; phase; stage
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)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
in comparison to; rather than
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
used article (esp. clothes)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
ahead; before; the future