to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
innate cheerfulness; innately cheerful person; happy-go-lucky person; natural optimist
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
going around; patrol; round; tour
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
metallic sound; metallic clank
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
secret technique; secret art
sound recorder; tape recorder
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
behind; in the rear; in back
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold