to need; to call for; to require
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
stairs; stairway; staircase
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
as if nothing had happened
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
all; entire; whole; altogether
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
in the meanwhile; during the time
if it is the case that ...
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
alone; by oneself; on one's own