maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
port city; harbor city; harbour city
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
box-shaped; box-type; boxy
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
(wearing) low over one's eyes
unloading (of cargo); discharge
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
height (of a person); stature
the front; honest; upright; decent
race (of people); type of person
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
as if nothing had happened
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
since; henceforth; ever since
time (three times, each time, etc.); times