to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
business; trade; operations; sales
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
in name only; titular; nominal
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold