sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
here and there; in places
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
Everyone is safe (all right)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
without eating or drinking
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into