preparations for returning (home)
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to look around; to take a view of
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
nonparticipation; nonattendance
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
literature; books (reference); document
calamity; disaster; accident
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
that's the way it is; such is life
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of