to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to be on the same page
importance; emphasis; stress
responsibility; duty; obligation
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
fetish (object believed to have supernatural powers)
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to backfire; to have a harmful result
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
isolation room; quarantine room; isolation ward
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to engage in lively conversation
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
(arch.) to deceive; (arch.) to fool; (arch.) to lie; to commit adultery
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to kill (one's master, king, father, etc.); to murder; to assassinate