sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
head; lead; vanguard; first
baby monkey; small monkey
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to jump at; to be attracted by
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
seat (of chair, bench, etc.); seat base