intermission (between acts); interlude
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
script; screenplay; scenario
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
fringed iris (Iris japonica); Japanese iris
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
day after day; day by day
land route; overland route; by land; overland
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
running away; escaping on foot
rational; reasonable; logical
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
agreement; stipulation; contract
verbal promise; one's word
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
inspection; examination; checking
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
death from cold; freezing to death
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh