young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
by myself; in person; by oneself
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to lose heart; to lose motivation
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
emperor (of Japan); mikado
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
participation; joining; entry; adherence
of course; certainly; naturally
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
and yet; though; when; in spite of