number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
rather; sooner; preferably
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
absence; disregard; indifference
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
otherwise; or else; if not
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
Japanese company (business, firm)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to cut corners; to be shoddy