immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
something wrapped in a furoshiki
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
the other day; a few days ago
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished
favorite; favourite; habitually used
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
with a collapse; with a slump
waking; waking up; awakening
single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold; upper eyelid with no fold
to be landed (of a fish); to be reeled in; to be caught
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun