near; nearby; not far off
patting; stroking; caressing
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
to get late; to advance; to wear on
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
accursed; damned; blasted
influence (on someone); inspiration
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
to do over; to remake; to resume
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
(something) so small; so little; trifling
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over