just past noon; afternoon
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
failure; mistake; blunder
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to look forward to something
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
but; however; provided that
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
different opinion; objection
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
February; second month of the lunar calendar