first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to launch a surprise attack
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
existence; possession; having; limited company
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
way; method; means; resource; course
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
business; trade; operations; sales
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse