(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
your body; your health; yourself; you
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
putting a criminal to death; punishment by execution; death penalty
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
spreading one's legs open wide with knees bent, creating the shape of the letter M (pornographic pose)
to state; to express; to mention
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes