dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
lookout post; observation point
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
sympathy; empathy; response
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
most part; greater part; majority
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
to look displeased; (lit.) to flare one's nostrils
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
though one didn't intend (expect) to
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to begin; to set about; to start
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser
(distant) howling; backbiting
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
clanging; empty; deserted
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
fire hook; poker; slice bar