to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
choice; selection; option
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
the other day; a few days ago
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
1000 ri; (a) long distance
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
possession; occupation; occupancy
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
serious look (on one's face); straight face