confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
silence (not speaking); muteness
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
what date?; what's the date?; when?
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
power; authority; jurisdiction
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
imagination; supposition; guess
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
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
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
the opposite sex; isomerism
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
to run up to; to rush over
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see