quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
such; this sort of; like this
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
due form; official; formality
order of chivalry; chivalric order
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
reason; cause; history; origin
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
single word; a few words; brief comment
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet