tension; mental strain; nervousness
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
this and that; various things
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
literally; to the letter; literal
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
Japanese person; Japanese people
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
original author (of a work)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
vague recollection; faint memory
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
change; alteration; modification
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
island in a pond or river