recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
preface; introduction; preamble
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to have a talk; to tell a story
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
(within a) territory; domains
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
serious; not joking; straight
to be all out; to exhaust
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to be exhausted; to be tired out
short pause; short interval
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
per capita basis; per capita rate; equal apportionment
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)