stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
master; teacher; stable master
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
just managing; with great difficulty
Meguro City (special ward of Tokyo); Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
(large) house; residence; mansion
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
along; parallel to; in accordance with
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
will not do; do not; does not
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive