right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to be to the point; to be pertinent
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
for today; for the time being
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
place; room; margin; scope
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
(present) head of a family
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
array; muster; line-up; full force
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
unusual space; other dimension
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting