I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
moment by moment; hour by hour
without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
every person; every mouth; every entrance
noisy; confused; uproarious
gasping for breath; at one's last gasp; breathing feebly; on the brink of death; more dead than alive
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
sending; forwarding; shipping
serious (vital) question; a grave issue; a matter of grave concern
quite; utterly; really; completely
time; season; period; phase; stage
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
(political) power; authority; influence
conviction; belief; confidence
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
flight; desertion; escape
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat