management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
considerably; fairly; quite
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
killing time; staving off boredom
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
contest (of strength or skill)
change of schedule; schedule change
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to cry and shout; to scream
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody