declaration; proclamation; announcement
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
proper; respectable; decent; honest
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
to come to an end; to close the curtain
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
urgency; exigency; emergency
at; in; at; when; by; with
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession