offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
good feeling; feeling good
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
right in the center (centre)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
Gemini (constellation); the Twins
to be too late; to be too slow
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
will; testament; last request
making a living copying or writing
health (concerns, reasons, etc.)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
since then; from that time; ever since
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to not believe one's ears
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
posterity; future life; life to come
invitation; introduction; temptation
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned