expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to play a leading role; to play a central part
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
in the meanwhile; during the time
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
bed and food; eating and sleeping
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
steel; sword steel; sword
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
back (of a chair); backrest
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
bridal night; first night; first watch of the night
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
breathing of a sleeping person
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle