to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
ninth day of the month; nine days
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to escape death; to be saved from death
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
that day; the very same day
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
go that far; to that extent
to get thin; to taper off
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
nod; inclination of the head
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
some people; a few people; several people
to be busy at work; to work diligently
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
too much; excessively; too
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)