mediation; intercession; smoothing over
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
all sorts of; all kinds of
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
age of the Moon; number of days since the new moon; age in months (e.g. of an infant)
time; season; period; phase; stage
to affect; to impact; to influence
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
logistics; supply; communications
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
five most important temples of a region
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; Hokurikudō; highway running through the Hokuriku region
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
to rank with; to rank among
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance