oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
much less; to say nothing of
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
acceleration; speeding up
matter of time; question of time
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
scale; scope; plan; structure
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
inauguration; installation ceremony
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
plenary session; regular session
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
as soon as possible; ASAP
to move around; to move about; to get around
in the future; another day; later
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
serious; severe; grave; acute
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
Margrit; Marguerite; Margueritte