apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
as planned; according to plan
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
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
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
guard; sentinel; garrison
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
morning; forenoon; just before noon
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
above; going steadily upward
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to spit out; to eject; to dump
all-out attack; general offensive
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
accursed; damned; blasted
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to become desperate; to give in to despair
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established