ceremony; rite; ritual; service
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
how many years; how long; what year
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
every evening; every night
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to apologize; to apologise
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
feeling; sense; impression
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
to feel depressed; to be down
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
obedience; submission; resignation
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to trample; to crush underfoot
end of life; death; annihilation
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)