spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
neighbouring house; neighboring house
pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
have to do; must; should; ought to
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to be rustic; to be countrified; to have a rural feel
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
inn town; post town; post-station town
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area