to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
very great; enormous; serious
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
near; close; beside; third person
in the meanwhile; during the time
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to look away; to avert one's eyes
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to cut corners; to be shoddy