to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
living necessities; everyday commodities; daily commodities; everyday goods; subsistence goods
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
village headman; village mayor
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
wounded person; injured person
in the meantime; meanwhile
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to smile (at); to grin (at)
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
possession (esp. of a territory)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
influential person; man of importance
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate