coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
manners; behavior; behaviour
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to be lacking in options; to be too few
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
only; merely; but; no more than
piece; fragment; one (object)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)