to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
president (of a society); chairman
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
willpower; energy; vitality
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
inside one's heart; in one's mind
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to lose sight of; to miss
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure