to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to break the silence; to break one's silence
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
piece of meat; cut of meat
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
(dead) body; corpse; remains
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)