to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
meeting place; assembly hall
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)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
good policy; wise policy; best plan
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
that's the way it is; such is life
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
local specialty; special product (of a region)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; Road Closed; No Through Road; closed to traffic
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
notice; attention; observation
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
moment; brief space of time
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)