restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
situation report; status report; progress report
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
walking briskly; determinedly
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
practice by repetition; learning by rote
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to be reminded of; to call to mind
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
to pitch forward; to fall forward
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to gather strength; to take heart
to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare