to distract one's attention
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
to stop walking; to pause
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
lack of appetite; anorexia
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside; to allocate
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
two days later; day after next; next day but one
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
(one's) current position; current location; present position
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
long time; long interval; for quite some time
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory