to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
raging fire; conflagration
reasoning; logic; persuasion
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
white background; blank; female virgin
plover on the beach; plovers near the shore
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
please; somehow or other; one way or another
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
with these words; while saying
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to press a question; to cross-examine
to tighten; to press hard
rope; cord; policeman's rope