to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
now; the present time; just now; another; more
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
leader of a charge; first to arrive
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
and; AND (Boolean operator)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
these guys; these fellows
such; this sort of; like this
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
something like ...; something called ...
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be helpful; to be useful
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
effect; result; worth; use; avail
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)