proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
Ghanzi (Botswana); Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
established practice; custom
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
bread roll sandwich with croquette filling
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
pork-cutlet sandwich; tonkatsu sandwich
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
great hurry; great haste; rush
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
form; shape; figure; visage
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be