to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
distant look; faraway look
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
control; check; restraint; inhibition
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
old friend; familiar face
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
full capacity; all one's ability
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)