hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to crawl out of; to creep out of
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
as soon as possible; ASAP
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
be (that) as it may; having said that
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
had better ...; had better not ...
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to strangle; to constrict
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
in accordance with; according to
to make a fool of someone
recompense; indemnity; atonement
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
useless resistance; vain struggle
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
explosion; rupture; break off
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)