to beat time; to mark time
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
reopening; resumption; restarting
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
handrail; railing; banister
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
woman; female; feminine gender
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
man; male; masculine gender
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to fit (inside something)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
confidence; trust; faith; credit
it is I who should say so
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be worried; to be troubled
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
meanwhile; in the meantime
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
grains; lumps; drops; grainy; bumpy; coarse
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell