to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
great difference; major mistake
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
covered with; stained; smeared
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
family; relatives; dependents; household
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
unedited remarks; frank opinions
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to collapse into; to flop onto
to blunt; to dull; to weaken
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to be lacking in options; to be too few
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
fourth day of the month; four days