preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to have the privilege of doing
extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to take a breath; to take a short rest
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
but; however; provided that
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
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
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
trembling with excitement
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
body; physical system; (the) person
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
just a minute; small quantity
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
battlefield; battleground
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done