reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
deserted house; ruined house; abolishing one's own family line in order to join another (under pre-1947 Japanese law); extinct family
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
high spirits; gleeful mood
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to well up; to be overcome with emotion; to be close to tears
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
conifer; needle-leaved tree
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
not caring; not giving a damn
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
trip abroad; overseas travel
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
sympathy; compassion; pity
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
program (e.g. TV); programme
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
stimulating; exciting; provocative