shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
innocence; being not guilty
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
discovery; detection; finding
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
piece of meat; cut of meat
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
flexible (person); open-minded
influence; effect; impact
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to live; to reside; to inhabit
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to behave well (of a child)