excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
Japan and the West; Japanese style and Western style
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to reflect; to throw back light
enemy territory; hostile place
very much; exceedingly; extremely
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
summer cold (illness); summer flu
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
one by one; in detail; minutely
listening device; bug; wiretap
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
very much; very many; more and more
degree of penetration; penetrance
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation