very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to beat to death; to kill
adds force or indicates command
sorry; excuse me; thank you
neighbourhood; neighborhood
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
inspection of food (before it is served at a school, nursing home, etc.); food sample (used to determine the source of contamination in the event of food poisoning)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
difficult to ...; hard to ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
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 finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
poor physical health; bad shape
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
woman; female; feminine gender
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
Xiang Yu (aka Kou U) (232 BC-202 BC), general in the late Qin period, defeated by Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group