to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
selection; choice; option
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
most difficult; next to impossible
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
difficult to ...; hard to ...
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
new discovery; new invention
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
udon with deep-fried tofu
to be silent; to say nothing
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument