to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to observe carefully; to make sure
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
welcome; (warm) reception
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on