thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
stairs; stairway; staircase
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
sublime; noble; high-minded
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to attempt; to test; to try out
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
in proportion to; just as much as
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
one more time; once more; once again
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
quiet; still; surreptitious
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to run about; to rush about
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief