abstention; nonparticipation
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to rise; to erect; to get up
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
particularly; only; in the case of
weather forecast; weather report
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to grow taller (of people)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
inside; interior; inner part
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to force one's way; to push through
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
platform; home; home base; home plate
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
in one's own way or style