to summon courage; to be brave
to take a picture; to take a photo
breaking off an engagement
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to arrange (one's) shoes (e.g. in a genkan)
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
feather; plume; plumage; down
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
nesting; hibernation; shutting oneself in at home; staying at home
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
manner of using one's hands
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
performance of one's official duties
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
container for boiled rice
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
(drink) at a gulp; with a gulp; in gulps
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
chink in the armor (armour)
to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away
light eating; spare diet; not eating much