leaving everything up to someone else
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
corridor; hallway; passageway
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to grimace; to make a wry face
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
unanticipated; unexpected
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to be a matter of life or death
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)