to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
early edition (of a newspaper)
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
back street; back alley; slums
possible; likely; probable
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to concern; to be related
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
decomposition; ulceration
to squeeze out; to wring out
to go out and away; to leave
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
to like; to love; to be fond of
to peel; to skin; to pare
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose