to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
straying; wandering (off course)
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
to knead well; to polish; to refine
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
house built on sand; house of cards
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to be smeared; to be covered
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
already; now; no longer; not any more
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
suspension (from work or school)
(national) capital (city); metropolis
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
familiar spirit; familiar
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
mountain range; mountain belt
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
all but dead; half killed
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
comparison; something worthy of comparison
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family