before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to keep away; to keep at a distance
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
follow-up report; further news
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
smuggling; contraband trade
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
(necessary) personnel; required person
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
murder; killing; murderer
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise