to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
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)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
desperately; for one's dear life
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
thereupon; shortly thereafter
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
memories; recollections; reminiscence
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
something like ...; something called ...
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
this for sure; certainly is
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to escape from; to get out
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
holding out a little longer
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
output (electrical, signal, etc.)