abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
instead; but (on the other hand)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to have meaning; to be meaningful
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
control; management (e.g. of a business)
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
to be at a loss for words
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
redoing; doing over again
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
called; known as; that; to say
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation