highway route (Edo period); main route
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
because of; owing to; due to
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 turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to watch for an unguarded moment
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
almost; roughly; approximately
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to shake; to sway; to waver
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
food delivery service; catering; walk-on part (in a play or film); background actor; extra
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to grimace; to make a wry face
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
ding; chime (sound of a bell or a small gong)
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)