busy; having no (free) time
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
being already (well) aware
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
great numbers; numerical superiority
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
critical moment; do-or-die situation
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
garden lantern; hanging lantern
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion