(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
without; unless; have to do
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
polish; improvement; burnishing
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
rustling; refreshing; clearly
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to sob; to be choked with tears
because of; owing to; due to
interval; break; pause; spare moment
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to become better; to improve
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
sympathy; compassion; pity
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly