to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
waist; girth; measurement around waist
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to blow out; to spout out
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
one after another; in rapid succession
year in, year out; always; 24-7
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
one after another; in succession
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to express (in words); to confess
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
person concerned; interested party; related party
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)