rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
automatic; intransitive verb
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
value; worth; virtue; blessing
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to change completely; to change suddenly
direct unforked road; straight path
to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
permanent; perpetual; lasting
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
counter for generations; epoch
great person; great figure; person of great character
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
survival; survivor; relic
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
cannot be helped; unavoidable
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
around the clock; day and night
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing