this and that; one thing or another
news; word; tidings; omen
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
the scruff or nape of the neck
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
secrecy; highly classified information
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
(social) class; rank; grade
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
power; authority; jurisdiction
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
covered in mud; mud-caked
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching