please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
The Diary of a Young Girl (journals of Anne Frank, published in 1947)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
vintage (year, wine); vintage (car, jeans, etc.)
manual transmission car; manual
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
postwar period; period after Second World War
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
mountain road; mountain trail
gear change; change of gears
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
control column; yoke; joystick
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
spin; rotation; spin (in PR, politics, etc.); ribbon bookmark (attached to the binding)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to hide; to conceal oneself
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo