just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
unidentifiable; unidentified
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
position; location; base; point; site
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
preference; priority; precedence
letting (someone) die without helping
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
like this; this sort; this way
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
mobilization; mobilisation
mysterious thief; phantom thief
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
devil; evil spirit; genie
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)