to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
employment (long term); hire
quickly adaptable; pro-active
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
one difficulty; one danger
to push (something) against
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
love affair; love relationship
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
desperately; for one's dear life
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
instruction; guidance; tutelage; (arch.) licensed elementary school teacher
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
rice crackers for feeding the deer (in Nara)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to speak ill of; to disparage
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark