helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(pork) cutlet curry; tonkatsu curry
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
outside of one's area of expertise
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
now that; since; so long as; because
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
children's story; fairy tale
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
to discuss; to talk together
the same; the said; likewise