course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to beat time; to mark time
horizontal cut (esp. fish, plant, etc.); horizontal cut across the torso (sword technique)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
as far as the eye can see
to gain strength; to have energy
nothing but; none other than
confusion; mixing; merger
separate; respective; different
firm; strong; solid; stable
all (there is); as long as there is
correction; revision; amendment
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
unexpected; unforeseen; rude; impolite
counter for wheels and flowers
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to burst open; to pop; to split
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
to press against each other; to huddle together
10,000,000,000; ten billion
extinction; annihilation; destruction
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
one revolution; one rotation
rubber band; elastic band
in proportion to; just as much as