cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
tie-up negotiations; tie-up talks
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
decision; determination; resolution
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
voyage; passage; travelling
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
preparations for a journey; travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
raw materials; ingredients
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property