measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
trouble; distress; sorrow
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to feel depressed; to be down
real thing; original; actual
(not) even once; (not) ever
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
outsider; someone outside of a group
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
development block; development base
entrance; admission; entering
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
to take charge during someone's absence
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
rather; better; instead; if anything
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)