to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
alley; alleyway; bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
absentmindedness; peace of mind
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
(one) could even say that
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
when; at what moment; what time
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
speculation; thinking; meditation
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
tool; implement; means; furniture
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
what time; (lit.) which hour
retainer; vassal; servant
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart