to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
even though it is not; despite not
reaching; attaining; arrival
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
variable light (e.g. with a dimmer); photochromatic; dimmer; dimmer control
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
departure; leaving; going away; recession
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
prompt; immediate; in real time
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
that is to say; so that means
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant