serious; severe; grave; acute
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
it's been a long time; long time no see
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
of course; certainly; naturally
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to overflow from something full
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to harm; to cause harm to
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
each place; various places
a considerable number; a fair number
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury