in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
in the meanwhile; during the time
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
exactly as stated; verbatim
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
useless resistance; vain struggle
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
older sister; lass; young lady
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
carving; engraving; sculpture
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
torii; Shinto shrine archway
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
it seems so; that's what it looks like
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to be entwined; to be involved
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously