payment (of taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
good fortune; luck; happiness; vipaka (retribution)
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
person of ability; person of high calibre; talented individual
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
9th day of the month; nine days
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
quality over quantity; quality before quantity
enemy territory; hostile place
call; summons; convening; convocation
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
to become decrepit; to become senile
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
in the city; in the community
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
separate; respective; different
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
counterintelligence; counterespionage
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency