overhead wires; elevated railway
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
scholarly; scholastic; academic
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
sizzle (sound of meat cooking); shrill droning of a cicada
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
on the sea; surface of the sea
to encamp; to take up positions
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to lie down; to throw oneself down
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to rest; to relax; to repose
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
weak point; unskillfulness
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity