beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to chase; to run after; to pursue
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
being too late; losing one's final chance
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
like; similar to; same as
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
reason; cause; circumstances
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
pose (in kabuki); posture
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
stealthily; secretly; in secret
three; three years of age
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
long time; long interval; for quite some time