cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
(doing something) in tears
two (long cylindrical things)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
after a long time; for the first time in a while
going through; going via; going by way of
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
what kind of business; what sort of matter
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming