at once; immediately; right now
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to put one's hand on; to touch
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
mostly involve; principally involve
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
middle of the night; dead of night
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to run out (e.g. of the room)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
division into equal parts; equal parts
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
to observe carefully; to make sure
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to take back; to recapture
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
rare; extraordinary; singular
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate