recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
tail (animal); tail end; tip
knowing; (an) acquaintance
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
unsettled; pending; unresolved
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
a few years ago; some years back
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
attendance; presence; appearance
man; male; masculine gender
not yet known; unknown; strange
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag