rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
for dear life; barely escaping alive
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
illegality; (arch.) police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind