to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
matter for great congratulation
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
stomach lining; gastric wall
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
the last moment; the very end
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
noted doctor; excellent physician
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about