to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
without cause; without reason
to pay attention; to be watchful
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
literally; to the letter; literal
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
and; AND (Boolean operator)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
triangle; triangular shape
unexpected meeting; coincidence
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
the last moment; the very end
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
immediately; at once; instantly
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)