centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
later on; eventually; afterwards
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
moving about; stirring about
nape (of the neck); nucha
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
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 be overcome with emotion
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
colour; color; hue; tints
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather