that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
for this very reason; that is exactly why
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
according to plan; as planned
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
curse; spell; malediction
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
eight (long cylindrical things)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
somehow; for some reason or other
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd