person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
a long time ago; in those days
battlefield; battleground
to do together; to share; to participate in
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to concern; to be related
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
quarrel; dispute; argument
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
in person; personally; directly
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
just because; even if; even though
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do