to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to attempt; to test; to try out
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
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.)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to be helpful; to be useful
one's own style; self-taught manner
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
those (near the second person)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
to hang (something) on the wall
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze