to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
on the way home from work; returning from work
time axis; time basis; timeline
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
trend of the times; way things are going
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
vertical shaking (of an earthquake); pitching (of a boat, aircraft, etc.)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
that is to say; so that means