decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
the other day; a few days ago
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
latitude; (at one's) discretion; discretionary powers; a free hand
whenever you want; any time you like
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
bright red; crimson lotus flower
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
short distance; close range
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to sustain a serious wound
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace