to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
shades of evening; dead of night
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to surge; to well up; to gush out
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
the other night; a few nights ago
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
double; twice (as much); twofold
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to buy more (of something)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
the front; honest; upright; decent
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
first meeting; first interview with
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
instead of; replacing; on behalf of