to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
branch; branch office; subdivision
to finish; to end; to close
born of the same mother; kindred spirits
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
corkboard; cork board; pinboard
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
buried gold; buried treasure
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
toss (of a ball); tossing; (coin) toss
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
hidden; non-display; to hide (window, etc.)
running water; flowing water; stream
uninhabited island; desert island
drifting; drift; being adrift
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
elevation; height above sea level
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)