(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
these guys; these fellows
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
otherwise; or else; if not
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
all present; all concerned; all of us
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
at your own discretion; as you see fit
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
one way or the other; either way
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to become completely chilled
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
beyond that point; after that
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
scenery; scene; landscape
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)