some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
platoon commander; section commander
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
it is I who should say so
master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
married woman; another's wife
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
by myself; in person; by oneself
settlement; solution; resolution
sympathy; compassion; pity