right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
polite; respectful; reverent
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to arrive home; to return
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
royal castle; imperial castle
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
near; close; beside; third person
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
forgetting; lapse of memory
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after