safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
height (of body); stature
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
pride; boast; credit (to)
one's every action; every single move
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
behind; in the rear; in back
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to support each other; to support one another