after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
button (clothing); push-button
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away
(with a) start; fright; alarm
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to fold up; to fold into layers
chair; stool; post; office; position
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
sender; source (of a transmission, e.g. email)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building