to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
nice; good; well-executed
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
discovery; detection; finding
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness