scene; sight; scenario; setting
for a while; for some time; for a period
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
departure; leaving; setting off
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
without trouble; easily; readily
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
with a start; with a jump
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
first thing in the morning
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
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
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
back street; back alley; off-street
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then