to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
being on duty; person on duty
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
distinction; differentiation; classification
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
maintenance; preservation; improvement
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
this and that; one thing or another
yakyūken; strip version of rock, paper, scissors (similar to strip poker)
good-for-nothing; worthless
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose