final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
way; method; means; resource; course
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
personal; individual; private
connection; link; relationship
military personnel; soldier
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
in case of; at that time; at this time
everything; anything; nothing
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
himself; yourself; herself
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
pale; pallid; bluish-white
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to equivocate; to beat around the bush
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
Imperial tour; royal progress
considerably; greatly; a lot
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder