securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to leave as is; to ignore
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
ingredient; component; composition
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
it is not (like that) either
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance