unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
stairs; stairway; staircase
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
it seems so; that's what it looks like
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
snake; serpent; large snake
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
as usual; as is one's habit
to go out and away; to leave
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity