action; operation; effect; function
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
please; somehow or other; one way or another
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
covering; protection; backing; relief
to have a reason; to have an excuse
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
after the end (of something); post-
massing (of troops); gathering
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
short and stout; small but wide around
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble