book; volume; this; present; main; head
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to be worried; to be troubled
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
time around sunset; early evening
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
doorman in charge of footwear
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
wallboard; wall decoration
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
in a day; in a brief space of time
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against