to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
the last moment; the very end
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
hidden treasure; treasured article
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
knowing; (an) acquaintance
our country; our land; one's own country
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
several minutes; a few minutes
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
it is not (like that) either
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight