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 tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
attendance (at school); going to school
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to begin; to set about; to start
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
name; given name; first name
while; even though; despite
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
door; gate; opening; title page
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
somehow; for some reason or other
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice