continuation; succession; series; continuous
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
government office; agency; board
hair of the dog; morning drink to get rid of a hangover
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
convenience; service; facility; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
results (of a study or investigation)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in