to hide; to keep to oneself
to keep away; to keep at a distance
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
unqualified; without qualifications
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
complete stranger; total stranger
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
otherwise; or else; if not
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
judgment; judgement; discernment
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
place for relaxation and refreshment
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
arrival on location (esp. used in transport industries, police, etc.)
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive