to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
counter for doses of medicine, etc.
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
had better ...; may as well ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
article; news story; report; account
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
superstition; superstitious belief
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
February; second month of the lunar calendar
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
woman's handwriting; hiragana
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
(how) many times; (how) often
to repeat; to do something over again
first time; first; initial
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance