delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to die; to lay down life's burden
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
gradually; slowly but steadily
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
(social) position; status
himself; yourself; herself
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
whispering into a person's ear
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
method of bringing up; method of raising
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create