to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
natural; reasonable; understandable
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
restarting (a machine, engine, project, etc.); resuming
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to extend; to expand; to spread out
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
spider's thread; spider silk
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to throw away; to abandon
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet