to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
escaped prisoner; fugitive
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
student in a lower grade; underclassman
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
doing whatever one pleases
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
at once; immediately; right now
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry