to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
how; in what way; by what means
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
next term; next period; next version; next release
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
control; management (e.g. of a business)
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
caller; visitor; company; guest
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to brighten; to grow light
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman