to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
example; illustration; precedent
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
ghost; spirit; apparition; spiritual body; causal body
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to have a hard time of it
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
complete stranger; total stranger
almost not able (to do something)
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
(many people) sleeping bunched together in a single room; sleeping together in a huddle
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
the best time for doing something is as soon as you've thought of it; there's no time like the present; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
performance of one's official duties
company president; manager; director
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
doting (on one's children); (overly) fond; indulgent; adoring parent; doting parent
educator; teacher; educationalist
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
over a wall; crossing a fence
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment