to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
waist bag; belt bag; fanny pack; bum bag
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to become misty; to become hazy
inheritance; something given or received
ancestor; forefather; foremother
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
how; in what way; I wonder
looking away; looking aside
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to have meaning; to be meaningful
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
underground; subterranean
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
summer vacation; summer holiday
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)