to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
short pause; short interval
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
quick-tempered; impatient
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
changing the world; turning the tide; Kaiten; manned suicide torpedo used by the Japanese navy in WWII
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
the whole day; all the day
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
observation; survey; watching
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
state of the war; war situation