encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to chase; to run after; to pursue
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
how; in what way; how about; questionable
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
beforehand; in advance; previously
to say no more; to sink into silence
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
carnivore; carnivorous animal
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable