immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
the place for; the time for; the level of
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
question; inquiry; enquiry
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp