strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to keep (a person) waiting
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
personification; anthropomorphization
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
opposite side; opposition
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
fortune-telling; divination
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to set up shop; to open a store
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
true state; actual condition; reality
to run a shop; to have a shop
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
time; season; period; phase; stage
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining