at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to overdo; to do too much
to soothe and humor; to coax
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
form; shape; figure; morph
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
natural; reasonable; understandable
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
otherwise; or else; if not
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
one eye; discerning eye; excellent judgement
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
being left out; being ostracized
to run out (e.g. of the room)
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
alert status; emergency alert
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
meaning; connotation; denotation
dispute; argument; contention
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure