delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
evening meal; supper; dinner
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
how; in what way; how about
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
whole day and night; 24 hours
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
every place; various places
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
any more; any further; any better; any longer
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
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
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
almost; roughly; approximately
decision; settlement; definition
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
people; citizens; subjects; folk
torture to death; torment to death
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
(some) more; even more; longer; further
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer