to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
just past noon; afternoon
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
something like ...; something called ...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
had better ...; had better not ...
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
hello; good day; good afternoon
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
armor made from small iron plates bound by leather cords (from Kofun to Nara periods)
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
so; like this; in this way