to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
had better ...; had better not ...
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to leave as it is; to defer
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
absence; disregard; indifference
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them; to refuse gracefully; to decline politely
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
completion; perfection; accomplishment
how much; how many; to what extent
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
time; season; period; phase; stage
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing