desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
end of life; death; annihilation
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
main force; chief object; mainline
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
evening meal; supper; dinner
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
remnants of a defeated army
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
mixed race; mixed parentage
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
serious; not joking; straight
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); soba vendors who walk around at night