to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
photography; taking photographs
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
final adjustment; final coordination
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
a glance; a look; a glimpse
feeling of a house or a room
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
another time; some other time
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up