to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
thick curtain; drop curtain
spotlight; close observation
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
air conditioning; air cooling
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
(unusually) dry rainy season
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
total; totalling; adding up; comprehensive; all-inclusive; all-encompassing
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
to make merry; to be festive
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
from the beginning; from scratch
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
one-by-one; separately; in detail