to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
extensive; vast range; wide scope
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
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
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to thrust away; to send flying
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
sanity; consciousness; soberness
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
victim; injured party; sufferer
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs