to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
anonymous scholarship system for orphans whose parents have been killed in traffic accidents
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
moderate; proper; just right
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
quotation; citation; reference
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
absolutely; positively; decidedly
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
witnessing; observing; sighting
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
large quantity; large amount
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)