settlement; solution; resolution
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to regain one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
hateful; detestable; loathsome
true character; real nature
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
outsider; someone outside of a group
always having a comeback; fast-talking
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
power; might; authority; influence
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to be injured; to sustain a wound
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
putting into operation; invocation
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
in succession; one by one
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)