unnatural; affected; studied; forced
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
some people; a few people; several people
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
as if nothing had happened
everything; anything; nothing
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
results; record; grades; marks
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
loveable; very likeable; like very much
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible