movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
all present; all concerned; all of us
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
illegal channel; back channel; black market
the government; Administration
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
connection; linking; linkage; link
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
such; like that; that sort of; very
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
go that far; to that extent
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?