to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
a considerable number; a fair number
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
witnessing; observing; sighting
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
conscious; deliberate; intentional
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
one's own handwriting; autograph; as written with a brush
fixed; obvious; commonplace
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom