strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
Toyama (city, prefecture)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to make an appearance; to show up
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
for today; for the time being
cease-fire; truce; armistice
even if ...; even supposing that ...
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
everything working out as desired
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute