to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
later on; eventually; afterwards
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to make sense; to be meaningful
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet; (arch.) five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
(right at the) side; just beside
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
if you think about it; come to think of it
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to beat time; to mark time
moving walkway; moving sidewalk; travelator
short distance; short range; short-haul
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
to quicken one's pace (steps)
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
this place; where one comes from; here
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
destination; place one stays during a trip
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding