to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
dry riverbed; river beach
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
protector (e.g. chest); guard
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
fifth day of the month; five days
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
don't worry about it; forget about it
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
inside one's heart; in one's mind
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood