good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
next; secondly; subsequently
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
several minutes; a few minutes
memory; ability to remember
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to push (something) against
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
beginning; clue; starting point
main street; avenue; boulevard
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
surveillance camera; security camera
around the clock; day and night
one's person; around one's person
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise