to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
force of water (current, stream, jet, etc.)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
street at night; making a night journey
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
news; word; tidings; omen
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
late at night; small hours of the morning
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to be in common; to have in common; to be in mutually understood; to be mutually connected; to have a link
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity