I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
verbal message; word (from someone)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
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
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
button (clothing); push-button
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
letter; missive; note; mail
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
tune (melody, piece of music)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
bulky; massive; thick; heavy