to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
bento; Japanese box lunch
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
consequence; outcome; result; blame
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to recall; to remember; to recollect
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
songwriting (words and music)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
individual; private person; personal; private
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
another time; some other time
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight