to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
programme; program; plans; arrangements
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
bet; wager; stake; gamble
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
at the window; by the window; next to the window
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
you (plural); all of you; you all
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
charred; burnt black; scorched black
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
strict order; peremptory command
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
again and again; repeatedly
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
come hell or high water; no matter what happens; (lit.) even if rain or spears should fall
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry