(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to watch for an unguarded moment
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to be touching; to be moving
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
great famine; severe famine
embezzlement; misappropriation
young animal (esp. a mammal)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
(not) a single person; (no) one
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to sell off; to sell completely
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
leaving everything up to someone else
no sleep or rest; working day and night
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
in high spirits; talking big
to play a central role; to take a leading part
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
weave; weaving; woven item
hurriedly; in haste; in a rush; hurry up!; quickly!; get going!
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
rather; sooner; preferably
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts