tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
door; gate; opening; title page
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
cake served with tea; teacake
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern