understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to keep away; to keep at a distance
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
before it happens; previously
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
when it becomes; when it comes to
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
outrageous lie; outright lie
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable