at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
still; even now; to this day
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
convenience; user-friendliness
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to become possible; to become able to (do)
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
and; thereupon; because of that
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
acceleration; speeding up
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
in the face of; in defiance of
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)