small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
immediately; at once; instantly
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
fourth day of the month; four days
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
doing whatever one pleases
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support