to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to have a reason; to have an excuse
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
return; relapse; recurrence
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
handsome young man; Adonis
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
both hands; both arms; ten
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality