to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
probability; likelihood; chances
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
too much; excessively; too
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to get accustomed to using
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
beyond that point; after that
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
one's style of playing shogi or go
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
now that; since; so long as; because
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly