check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
dealing with; coping with
minimum; at the very least
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
such ... as; or some such
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
whole nation; whole land; whole country
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to accept; to receive; to agree