to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to chase; to run after; to pursue
(United States of) America; USA
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
grandfather; male senior-citizen
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
something wrapped in a furoshiki
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
edict; public announcement