to brush off; to shake off
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
to break off with (e.g. one's lover); to be sharp enough to cut one's skin (of a new banknote, etc.)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
(punishment by) striking with fists
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
seeing one off; farewell; escort
platform; home; home base; home plate
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to pluck (usually from a tree); to pick (e.g. apples)
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
another prefecture; other prefectures
elder sister; older female friend
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off