to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
educator; teacher; educationalist
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
confusion; mixing; merger
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
the other day; a few days ago
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to discuss; to talk together
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
arrest; apprehension; capture
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryō system)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
offender; criminal; culprit
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to press a question; to cross-examine
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
number of persons; personnel
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye