concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
(constructed) shogi problem; shogi puzzle
sorry; excuse me; thank you
nothing but; none other than
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
(senior player's) king; Ōshō (one of the eight major titles in professional shogi)
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
(how) many times; (how) often
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
on the occasion of; at the time of
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
antiques; old works of art
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
buying; purchasing; laying in
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)
to become better; to improve
it seems so; that's what it looks like
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
work; business; company; study
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
time; season; period; phase; stage