to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one day; (on) a certain day
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
period of time; time slot; time zone
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
snugly; cosily; compactly
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
in the meanwhile; during the time
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
to rush back; to run back
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to find out; to discover; to locate
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
surely; certainly; without doubt
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)