of late; lately; this part; this point; here
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to start; to begin; to commence
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
in the background; not standing out
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
God and man; heaven and man
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
augury; fortune-telling; divination
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
epidemic; plague; pestilence
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
huge harvest (of the five grains); bumper crop; abundant crop
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
declaration; statement; proclamation
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force