merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
danger; peril; hazard; risk
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
while; during; while; although; all; both
to rest one's chin in one's hands
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
bento; Japanese box lunch
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum