turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
hostility; antagonism; opposition
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
brilliant; bright; dazzling
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
military forces; hosts; troops
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
speech and conduct; words and deeds
natural disaster; cataclysm
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall