to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
directly opposite; right in front
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
street at night; making a night journey
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
the whole day; all the day
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
covered with; stained; smeared
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to become frayed; to become loose
weak force; weak interaction
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle