to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
in the same way as; just like
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
on bad terms; at loggerheads
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to compete with; to vie for
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
hostility; antagonism; opposition
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
the other day; lately; recently
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance