to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
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)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
trauma (usu. psychological)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
road over a mountain pass
other side; opposite side; other party
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
street stall; stand; booth
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
to need; to call for; to require
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point