for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
long time; long interval; for quite some time
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
burlesque; low comedy; farce
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
battle formation; military formation