to choose; to select; to pick (out)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to leave (a scene); to step away
exit; way out; outlet; vent
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
for work; for manufacturing
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to become completely chilled
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
public facilities; utilities
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to push away; to push aside; to shove
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart