place; room; margin; scope
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to discuss; to talk together
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
impossible; unlikely; improbable
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
that's a different matter; that's a different story
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
clothes; clothing; garments
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
guess; conjecture; surmise
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
opposite side; opposition
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
(how) many times; (how) often
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to become clear; to be made public
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair