sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
with a start; with a jump
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
somewhat below; slightly below
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
game brain; damage to the prefrontal region of the brain caused by excessive playing of video games; theorized by physiologist Akio Mori
safety; welfare; well-being
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
time of setting (sun, moon, etc.)
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
preparations for returning (home)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
open; public; official; overt
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)