for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
condition; state (of health); appearance
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
feelings of coolness (e.g. from wearing light clothing in hot weather); cool feeling; cool impression
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
sickroom; hospital room; ward
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
unfortunately; regrettably
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
trouble; bother; annoyance
red or gold circle representing the Sun; national flag of Japan; Japanese flag; Japan; Japanese government
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
first meeting; first interview with
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to approach; to draw near
prefectural police (Osaka or Kyoto)
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
compensation payment (for co-operating e.g. with a voluntary government scheme)