fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
dealing with; coping with
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
solution; solution strategy
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
serious; severe; grave; acute
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
toilet; lavatory; powder room
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to some extent; to a certain extent
how long; how far; how much
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)