I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
powerful person; influential person
to be as plain as daylight; to be as clear as day
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
besides; in addition; also; moreover
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
nature; property; disposition
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
trouble; quarrel; dispute
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain