to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to fold up; to fold into layers
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
control board; control panel; console
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to take a breath; to take a short rest
in one's own way or style
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
cannot be compared with; no match for
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
self-determination; suicide
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
Judgment Day (as described in Christian tradition)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
continuation; succession; series
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
heir; inheritor; successor
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)