to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
literally; self-explanatorily
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
singularity; singular point
last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
place where one works; construction site; working area
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
going into battle; departure for the front
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to stay (at); to stop (at)
a considerable number; a fair number
outbreak of war; starting a war
sad to say; how sad; alas
branch family; cadet family; leaving one's employer to set up a new shop with the same name; (arch.) separate house
great actor; famous actor; star
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)