between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
passing through without stopping; passing by
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
looking away; looking aside
existence; possession; having; limited company
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
slowly and quietly; smoothly
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
calling by name; designation; nomination
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
serious; severe; grave; acute
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
at a loss for words; stumped for words
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai