to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
no!; no no!; no, not at all
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
bento; Japanese box lunch
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
moment; brief space of time
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
beautification; glorification