indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
do not let your guard down after a victory; (lit.) tighten the strings of your helmet after winning
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to succeed; to bear fruit
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
how long; how far; how much
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
error; mistake; slip; bug
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
one or two; a few; small number
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to carry around; to carry on one's person
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
very likely; very probable
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
feebleness; weakness; weak
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to get one's head around; to think about