last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to remove; to move out of the way
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
street; quarter; district; area
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
one's post; place of work; workplace
human relations; personal relationships
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to taste; to try (food or drink)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
alternately; by turns; one after the other
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate