layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
(with a) start; fright; alarm
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
either way; in any case; one way or another
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
rest; break; recess; intermission
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
for the present; for the time being
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to get accustomed to using
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
personal; individual; private
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
human relations; personal relationships
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
white line; linea alba (anot.)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
back seat (of a car); rear seat