to be smeared; to be covered
to cease; to stop; to be over
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
dressing oneself; personal grooming
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to turn right; to turn to the right
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
door; gate; opening; title page
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to be relieved; to feel relieved
more than anything; above all else
to be smeared; to be covered
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
man; male; masculine gender
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)