reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
very much; very many; more and more
string made from twisted paper
winning ticket; lucky number
in the morning; during the morning
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
one's own army; one's own team
lately; recently; these days
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to call a person's attention (to)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
strategy meeting; council of war
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
one cause; one reason; one factor
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of