critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
three; three years of age
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
study; diligence; discount; reduction
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding