treachery; betrayal; perfidy
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
opposite side; other side
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
end; close; finish; termination
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
along; parallel to; in accordance with
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
to be found; to be discovered