taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to lean against; to set against
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
living thing; organism; creature; biology
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
length (of an animal); body length
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant