act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
air transportation; air transport
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
spirit world; underworld; the next world
to say; to be called; to do
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
singularity; singular point
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
genuine article; real thing; real deal
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
true ancestor; var. of vampire (in fiction)
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
passenger; rider; good rider
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
profitable plan; good plan
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
otherwise; or else; if not
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot