chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
thunderous roar; roaring sound
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
on the occasion of; at the time of
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
upper part; upper region; region above
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
physical condition; state of health
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to collapse into; to flop onto
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring