to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
distributing; dealing out; apportionment
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
extensive; vast range; wide scope
way; method; means; (technical) specification
sorry to bother you, but ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
number of persons; personnel
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
prospects of victory; chances of success
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
reason; cause; history; origin
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
(exercising) the right to command
that's a different matter; that's a different story
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
(someone else's) daughter
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
dispersing; breaking up; running away
point of compromise; common ground
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit