to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
noisy; confused; uproarious
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
cabinet; housing (for equipment)
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
rest; break; recess; intermission
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to keep standing; to stand motionless
feeling; sense; impression
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
other side; opposite side; other party
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
still; as yet; as it has been
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to become settled; to be fixed
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
disorder; disturbance; unrest