vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to approach; to draw near
then; well; so; well then
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
rest; break; recess; intermission
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
100,000; hundred thousand
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
conference room; council room
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to become pale; to turn pale
to come face to face (with)
even though; despite; when
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
time; hour; period; class
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)