bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
since when; from when; how long
to comfort; to console; to amuse
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
long johns; long underpants; long underwear
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
in the same manner as before; the same as always
extermination; annihilation
unusual space; other dimension
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
double-edged; double-edged blade
suffix for familiar person
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to accompany; to go with; to go together
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only