taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
double; twice (as much); twofold
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
advanced level; high grade; senior
be (that) as it may; having said that
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord