rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
clear; precise; definite; distinct
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
secret; private; surreptitious
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
guard; sentinel; garrison
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
morning; forenoon; just before noon
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to hide; to conceal oneself
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont