several minutes; a few minutes
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to push aside; to brush aside
hand used like a sword in striking
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
sound wave; acoustic wave
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to complain; to make a complaint
to shout (in anger); to yell
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
riding fast; driving a horse fast
diversion; distraction; feint
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
short pause; short interval