escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
dangerous area; perilous road; red-light district; house of ill repute; brothel
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
negotiations; discussions; connection
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to lose money; to spend money
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
to like; to love; to be fond of
recommendation; referral; endorsement
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
China pink (species of flower, Dianthus chinensis)
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)