measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
fundamental principle; basic principle; general principle
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
very good luck; excellent fortune
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
self-discipline; self-improvement
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
thought; consideration; thinking
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
chair; stool; post; office; position
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out