interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to project; to stick out; to stand out
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
five (long cylindrical things)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
great difference; big difference; wide margin
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
overdose; excessive consumption
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
neutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter
extensive; vast range; wide scope
of course; certainly; naturally
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
this sort of; this type of
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
lightning strike; lightning bolt
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
short distance; close range
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
point in common; common feature
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking