on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
very loose; slowly; leisurely
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
hard worker; hardworking person
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
bombshell announcement (statement)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
heir; inheritor; successor
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
New Year's Eve; end of the year
fixed date; appointed day
readjustment; realignment
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
greeting; a fine thing to say
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
declaration; proclamation; announcement
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
maid; helper; help; assistance
midway; halfway through; in the course of
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
curse; spell; malediction
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
here and there; everywhere
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to affect; to impact; to influence
to be hesitant; to feel timid