part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
TV blooper; broadcasting blunder
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
smoothly; easily; readily
(one) letter; (one) character
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
dakuten; diacritic kana mark that turns an unvoiced consonant into a voiced consonant
big catch (fishing); good haul