to keep away; to keep at a distance
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
monkey (esp. a gibbon); hand of the puppeteer (puppet theatre); kappa; (arch.) menstrual period
to go along; to walk along; to follow
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
dark (color); concentrated; thick
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
regret; repentance; remorse
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind