command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
this occasion; at this time; now
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
no!; no no!; no, not at all
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
in low spirits; dejected; sad
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
don't you think?; indicates question
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to put on airs; to assume importance
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce