promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
urgent; requiring quick (response)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
cooperation; collaboration
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
(your) daughter; young woman
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
reopening; resumption; restarting
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to find out; to discover; to locate
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)