to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
masculine woman; mannish woman; feminine man; effeminate man; intersexual; hermaphrodite
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
submersion; inundation; being flooded
armory; armoury; ordnance department
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
total fire ban; no source of ignition permitted; no open flame; flammables!
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
camping; campground; making camp
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to publish a book; to put out a book
real thing; original; actual
collection of books; (personal) library
to continue to rain or snow
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to crawl towards; to creep up to
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
signature pose; trademark pose
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
job (work) training (for the unskilled)
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
origin; beginning; source; rise