cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
lost; loss; to lose (something)
two equal parts; exactly two parts
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
retention; maintenance; preservation
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
to collapse; to flop (onto)
this world; this life; world of the living
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
because; for; the reason why is ...
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
full version; complete version; unabridged edition
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
stirring; slight movement
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
pronunciation; production of sound
established practice; custom
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
completely; entirely; wholly
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive