loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
in case of; at that time; at this time
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
literal meaning (of a word, etc.)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to play a leading role; to play a central part
dozens; scores of; decades
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to cease; to stop; to be over
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly