whatever the case; under any circumstances
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
anniversary of the establishment (of)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
unidentifiable; unidentified
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
settlement; solution; resolution
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
calamity; disaster; misfortune
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten