faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
transactions; dealings; business
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
right in the middle (of); midst; height
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
third day of the month; three days
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
how; in what way; by what means
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
very interesting; of great interest