to pause; to have a short intermission
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
injured person; wounded person; casualty
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
should time and circumstances permit
one cause; one reason; one factor
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
technical skill; ability; capacity
distinguished services; meritorious deeds
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
unskilled labor; simple labor; menial job
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to sniff out; to get wind of
to walk in on; to tread upon
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
three people on the same vehicle (usu. bike)
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out