promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
amount of money; sum of money
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
present continuous tense; present progressive form
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
really; truly; indeed; good grief
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; situation; position; location
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
otherwise; or else; if not
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on