by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
pupil excelling his master
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
form; method; system; formula
direct proportion; direct ratio
heaven helps those who help themselves
peace throughout the world; carefree; peaceful; relaxed
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to speak eloquently; to talk volubly
left running (e.g. of water); constantly appearing (in public); out all day (away from home)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong; self-centred; self-centered
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
secret information; intelligence