to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
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)
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
largehearted; frank; unaffected
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
the past; bygone days (years, age, etc.); the course (route) one has come by; the direction one came from
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
inn town; post town; post-station town
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
bent back; hunchback; stoop
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
weightlessness; zero gravity
to be badly made; to fail
certain; definite; clear; credible
to feel depressed; to be in low spirits; to mope
not to be depended on; of little hope
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
shyness; bashfulness; shame
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
memories; recollections; reminiscence