then; and (then); in that case; if so
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
(only) one option; one possible choice
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
people; men and women; each person; everybody
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
great difference; major mistake
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to spread; to be propagated
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter