(a) little; somewhat; somehow
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
long (time that has passed); old (story)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
risky; dangerous; insecure
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
expression; presentation; representation; notation
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be eye-popping; to be staggering; to be amazing
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house