to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
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)
how; in what way; how about
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
whole day and night; 24 hours
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
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; anymore; 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; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
spy; secret agent; spying
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; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
(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; small; only; just; merely
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
people; citizens; subjects; folk
torturing to death; tormenting to death
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon