annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to watch for an unguarded moment
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
going up and down; going back and forth
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
place; situation; position; location
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
after a long time; for the first time in a while
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
memory; sense; experience
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
beyond that point; after that
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
all night long; all through the night
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting