character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
witnessing; observing; sighting
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
cultivated fields; countryside
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special; special breakfast offer
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
delivery; transfer; hand-over
to be too late; to be too slow
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
emotional strength; force of will
the whole day; all the day
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
breathing of a sleeping person
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam