life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
several people; a few people
order of chivalry; chivalric order
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to find fault with; to question
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to surround; to crowd around
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)