taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
please (give me); please (do for me)
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
property; fortune; assets
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to kill; to beat to death
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
group; party; team; squad; section
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
time; hour; period; class
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to make merry; to be festive
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
nothing but; except; no more than
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol