accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
somehow; for some reason or other
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
promotion; raising of status
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
to take over; to hand over
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to need; to call for; to require
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
going home from work; on the way home from work
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement