position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
good policy; wise policy; best plan
close-up; bringing attention to; bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
source, cause of an accident
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
the future; future prospects
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
serious wound; serious injury
complete recovery; healing
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
performance of one's official duties
business in the Diet; managing Diet affairs
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
influence; effect; impact
this occasion; at this time; now
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)