just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
carrying voice; well-projected voice
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
rather; better; instead; if anything
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to rush back; to run back
guard; security guard; security officer
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
corridor; hallway; passageway
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
stairs; stairway; staircase
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow