wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to badger; to pester; to beg
how long; how far; how much
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
surveillance camera; security camera
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
offender; criminal; culprit
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
use; utilization; utilisation; application
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
photographer; photograph-taker; filmer; recorder
that is to say; so that means
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
in the meanwhile; during the time
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)