to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
famous brand of sake; choice sake
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
for the present; for the time being
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
before the gate; in front of the gate
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
period of time; time slot; time zone
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
in the future; another day; later
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
together with; same; both; all; including ...
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
whole face; all over one's face
to squash; to crush; to flatten
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to surround; to crowd around
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)