desperation; struggle to the death
charming; fascinating; attractive
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
more than usual (usu. time)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
desperately; for one's dear life
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard