periodic; regular; routine
regular time; stated period
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
question; inquiry; enquiry
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
moving about; stirring about
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
reinforcement; strengthening
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
questions and answers; dialogue
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(not so) much; (not) very
tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryo period); tax in kind; mediocrity
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
dark night; moonless night
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
incident; affair; happening; event
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh