rumor; rumour; gossip; report
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
several times (as large, over)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
tenth day of the month; ten days
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
information; news; intelligence
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
whole face; all over one's face
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; becoming flat (e.g. beer, carbonated drinks); becoming stale
when looked at in that way
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up