to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
each place; various places
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
secretary (government); director; chief
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
troops; group members; team members
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
role of the villain; the bad guy
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
I see; that's right; indeed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
don't you think?; indicates question
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
failure; mistake; blunder
beyond this point; from now on; after this
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in