to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
snail's pace tactics; walking extremely slowly when voting in the Diet to delay proceedings; (lit.) ox walk tactic
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
department store; department
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
establishment (of a business); founding
Thanksgiving (US, Canada)
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to fold up; to fold into layers
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant