shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
intelligence network; information network
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
interruption; interference; butting in
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to run around; to bustle about
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
inland districts; inland areas
short distance; close range
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range