pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
amount of light; quantity of light
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
floor below; floor downstairs
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
talk; story; conversation
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
administration of justice
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
sabre-toothed tiger (prehistoric feline, esp. the species Smilodon fatalis); saber-toothed tiger
clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
to be sacked; to be dismissed
distortion; falsification; perversion
arts and sciences; liberal arts
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend