within; inside of; less than
patient; having a long fuse
serious look (on one's face); straight face
living in evacuation shelters
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
priority; order of precedence
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
even so; anyhow; at any rate
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
head; brains; intellect; understanding
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
direct control; direct supervision
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
scoundrel; rascal; villain
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)