stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to make one's rounds; to patrol
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
looking pale; looking unwell
in a little bit; after a short while
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
how many years; how long; what year
about when; about what time; how soon
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to be erected; to be built
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to slap; to strike; to spank
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
actor; actress; player; performer
modesty; humility; being humble
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal