tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
on the occasion of; at the time of
to look around; to survey
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
terrain; geographical features; topography
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
on countless occasions; many a time
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
district; section; sector
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
anything and everything; just about everything
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
invisibly; secretly; privately
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
small; fine; detailed; stingy
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
looking pale; looking unwell
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
on the occasion of; at the time of