before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
export; exportation; efferent
recently; lately; these days
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
only; merely; but; no more than
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
outside of; not covered by
paying for oneself; (at) one's own expense
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
armor and helmet (armour)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
just the other day; quite recently
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
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
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
life and death; life or death