return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
temple building enshrining a statue of Buddha; Buddhist shrine
to think alike; to get along
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
boot camp for new recruits (conducted by Japan's Self-Defence Force)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
order (to an employee from management)
experient; person who has experienced something
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
no, not like that (but like this)
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
having gone too far to turn back
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
covered with; stained; smeared
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy