side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
runny nose; (watery) nasal mucus
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to put on airs; to assume importance
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
to take to task; to take it out on
temple dedicated to Kannon
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
dreary; bleak; lonely; lonesome; desolate
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
inscription; epitaph; composing the text for an inscription, usu. an epitaph
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
beyond that point; after that
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
public telephone; pay phone