special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
regret; repentance; remorse
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
such ... as; or some such
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to lose sight of; to miss
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to chase; to run after; to pursue
squad leader; group leader; team leader
demotion; relegation; downgrading
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted