to check; to stop; to keep back
pensive; meditative; wistful
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
jumble (of two or several things); mix
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
waiting room; duty room; standby room
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
sad news; news of a death; death notice
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
urbanization; urbanisation
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
weightlessness; zero gravity
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
of course; certainly; naturally
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
names and natures do often agree
using one's arms as a pillow
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
strongly; keenly; vividly; sincerely; urgently
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
department store; department
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up