stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
carving with a knife; handiwork done with a knife; cheap trick; simple trickery; petty stratagem
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
lowdown; inside information; hidden circumstances; inner curtain (in a military encampment)
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
preparation; arrangements
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
press; print shop; printing office
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
house search; search of the premises
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape); to bind; to arrest
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
should not be; must not be
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
to pass on an order; to pass the word
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind