lateness; tardiness; arriving late
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
make good use of; make the most of
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
hello; good day; good afternoon
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
at work; in the midst of work; working
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward