to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to increase; to add to; to augment
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be found; to be discovered
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to half-rise to one's feet
go that far; to that extent
knowing; (an) acquaintance
intelligence or information network
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you