tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to hold firmly in one's mouth; to clamp down on with one's teeth; to bring (a man) in (for sexual purposes); to lure in
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
stone (used for throwing)
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
still (continuing); as ever; further
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
clanging; empty; deserted
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
superiority; predominance
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes