to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
there is nothing; having nothing
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
rule; reign; government; governing
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
self-interest; selfish desire
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
dull sound; muffled sound
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)