to have one's hair stand on end
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
how many people; a number of people
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
order; sequence; procedure
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
in its entirety; whole; wholly
courtesy call; courtesy visit
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
directions; instructions; orders; command
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
in respect of; in regards to; as for
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
way to shoot; how to shoot
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say