to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
being startled; getting a shock
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
exercise to help digestion
already; now; no longer; not any more
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
standard; set; routine; decided
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to wring the neck; to strangle
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
good humour (humor); good mood
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to cease; to stop; to be over
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
place; situation; position; location
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)