pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
email friend; email penpal
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
old body; aged person; elderly person
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
loser; defeated person; the defeated
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
another school; other schools
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
Emperor Murakami; Murakami Tenno (926-967 CE, reigning: 946-967 CE)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
Tentoku era (957.10.27-961.2.16)
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be too numerous; to be too much
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go