to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
murder; homicide; manslaughter
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
together; at the same time; same; identical
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
white cane (for the blind or visually impaired)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
alone; by oneself; on one's own
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be worried; to be troubled
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
one more time; once more; once again
from the beginning; from scratch
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to pick up; to find; to gather
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(not) even once; (not) ever
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course