slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
family; relatives; dependents; household
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
front shrine; hall of worship
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
hokora; small wayside shrine
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
local costumed mascot character
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super