to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
being left out; being ostracized
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
persecution complex; paranoia
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
name; given name; first name
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
confections; sweets; candy; cake
(some) more; even more; longer; further
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to smash down; to beat in
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
indicate reason; infers some protest
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
meaning; significance; sense
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come