hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
how others look at you; what others think about you
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
close; intimate; on good terms
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
price; cost; value; worth; value
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
even though; despite; when
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
apparent; obvious; very clear
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
pannier (clothing); hoop skirt
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to attempt; to test; to try out
full view; plain sight; completely visible
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood