quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
departure; leaving; going away; recession
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
this and that; one thing or another
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to lean against; to set against
squared timber; rectangular lumber
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
and then; and so; and; so then
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
scattered; separated; dispersed