time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
your acquaintance; people who know
being about to cry; the verge of tears
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
to go by the rules; to observe the regulations
Japanese (people, language, style)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
discretion; discretionary power
business manners; business etiquette
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
scattered animal feed; ground bait
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
had better ...; may as well ...
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
setting on fire; setting afire
degree of relative priority
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
police officer; policeman; constable
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely