to approach; to draw near
projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
maid; helper; help; assistance
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
probability; likelihood; chances
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to make a living; to earn a livelihood
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
simply; merely; only; solely
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice