absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
busy; having no time (for)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
calming down; settling down; quieting down; sedation
inconsistent; illogical; unconvincing; not thorough; indefinite; half-way
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
band of robbers; gang of thieves
correction; revision; amendment
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
traffic restrictions; traffic control
full length of one's arm (from shoulder to fingertip)
fate (safety) of a person (persons) being unknown
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
mental image; mental picture; image
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
aforementioned; above-mentioned
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
move; (skilled) shogi player
cannot be helped; unavoidable
very much; very many; more and more
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
life and death; life or death
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to be infected; to be contagious
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
to not believe one's ears
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki