reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
being on duty; person on duty
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
the last moment; the very end
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
speaking voice; talking voice
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
tottering steps; drunken staggering
both; both sides; both parties
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
urinating outdoors; urinating by the roadside
one's post; place of work; workplace
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
odd couple; incongruous couple
for a while; for some time; for a period
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death