benefit; use; good; profit; gains
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
but; however; provided that
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
talk about various topics
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
impossible; unlikely; improbable
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me