mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
about when; about what time; how soon
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
such; like that; that sort of; very
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
godsend; gift from providence
to say no more; to sink into silence
sincere; earnest; serious
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
headquarters; head office; main office
to gather; to collect; to assemble
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive