expectation; anticipation; forecast
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
it is I who should say so
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
again; once more; a second time
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
journey; route of a journey
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
back off!; leave me alone!
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling