preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
name; given name; first name
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
beginning; outset; first; onset
such; like that; that sort of
danger; peril; hazard; risk
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
choice; selection; option
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
determination; resolution
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to ask; to enquire; to query
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)