... is the reason; ... is my excuse
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
what kind of business; what sort of matter
considerably; greatly; a lot
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
self-control; self-restraint
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
you; (arch.) your residence
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
fast-talking; rapid talking
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
decrease; reduction; decline
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
instead; but (on the other hand)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
condition; state (of health); appearance
bedside; near one's pillow
several minutes; a few minutes
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
to call again; to call (someone) back
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
veil of darkness; curtain of night
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort