chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag
classification; sorting (out); grouping; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
about here; in this neighborhood
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
soon; shortly; before long
to sell off; to sell completely
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
writing; composition; essay; sentence
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading
to ask for directions; to ask the way
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to try to do; to attempt to do
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to be late; to be unpunctual
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
about this time; about now
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
genuinely; sincerely; seriously; really; for real
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
human intellect; knowledge