to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
royal capital; imperial capital
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
together; at the same time; same; identical
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
by means of; due to; because of; according to
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
construction; architecture (of buildings)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
beforehand; in advance; previously
square (on a go board); grid
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...