to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
at least; at most; (even) just
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
recompense; indemnity; atonement
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
go on!; right!; here goes!
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
letter; missive; note; mail
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
by myself; in person; by oneself
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
cooperation; collaboration