time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
(some) more; even more; longer; further
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
now; the present time; just now; another; more
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
will not do; do not; does not
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery