switching over to; migration; transition
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
for your information; I'm telling you
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
main cause; primary factor
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
innermost depths of one's heart
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
soldier; combatant; warrior
triumphant return; returning in triumph
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
one's whole heart; everything one feels
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
beforehand; in advance; previously
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
100,000,000,000; hundred billion; many
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least