to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
explosive; blasting powder
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to brave a danger; to take a risk
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to hide; to keep to oneself
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
will; testament; last request
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to take a breath; to take a short rest
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
platform; home; home base; home plate
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
perception; intuition; the sixth sense