desperately; for one's dear life
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
patient; having a long fuse
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
when it becomes; when it comes to
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to take command; to give direction
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out