to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
decorative lights; illumination
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
ambulance crew; ambulance squad; rescue squad
to surround; to crowd around
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
festival; feast; carnival
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
pillar of fire; blazing column
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
sickroom; hospital room; ward
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
blow; hit (on the body); beating
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for