box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
having said that; on the other hand
power; authority; jurisdiction
imagination; supposition; guess
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to slide into; to slip into
at first; in the beginning; originally
thunderous roar; roaring sound
cave; cavern; den; grotto
(electric) torch; flashlight
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to have a talk; to tell a story
here and there; in places
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
defense; defence; protection
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
for today; for the time being
danger; peril; hazard; risk
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)