delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to pile up; to accumulate
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
(necessary) personnel; required person
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
personal; individual; private
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
certainly; surely; definitely
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
a few seconds; several seconds
to pass (of time); to elapse
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
region; limits; stage; level
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
step; stride; counter for steps
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife