tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty
electronic; electronic formula
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to force open; to push open
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to take up a lot of space; to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority
tiled; covered with tiles
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
in the meanwhile; during the time
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
temple; shrine; sanctuary