fit; spasm; attack; seizure
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
prickling; stinging; tingling
number of times; frequency; count
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
light; faint; pale; fleeting
world; society; people; the public
no exception; without exception; always the same
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
late at night; at a late hour
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
planning; project; plan; design
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket