one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
water's edge; waterside; shore
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
showing one's face in public; facing another person
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to take a breath; to take a short rest
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
good policy; wise policy; best plan
proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
Emperor Saga; Saga Tenno (786-842 CE, reigning: 809-823 CE)
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
points (in a group tournament ranking system); wins; score
target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
to pause; to have a short intermission
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera); mukutree
like a decent person; human
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)