to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
together; at the same time; same; identical
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to keep away; to keep at a distance
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
beginning; outset; first; onset
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to shout (in anger); to yell
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to live; to make a living; to get on with
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to spend time (on doing something)
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
preparation; arrangements
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
dry snacks (e.g. crackers, nuts, dried squid, esp. to go with drinks)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
don't you think?; indicates question
to feel depressed; to be down
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem