use; utilization; utilisation; application
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
the other day; a few days ago
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to find fault with; to question
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
tedious; boring; being fed up with
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
corridor; hallway; passageway
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to commute a death sentence to life imprisonment
life imprisonment; life sentence
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in