to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to be helpful; to be useful
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
desperately; for one's dear life
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
impossible; unlikely; improbable
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just