to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
episode; anecdote; vignette
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
February; second month of the lunar calendar
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
person being waited for; person who waits
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
recommendation; endorsement
direct unforked road; straight path
place; room; margin; scope
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
all night long; all through the night
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
physical condition; state of health
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
something small; something petty; trifle
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else