thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
strong; resolute; firm; strict
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
firm promise; definite promise
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
close; intimate; on good terms
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
one end; an end; part; fragment
military man; warrior; soldier
to throw oneself (into an activity)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
helper; assistant; help; assistance