to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
triangle; triangular shape
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
one's house; one's home; one's family
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
came here; coming here; recently
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
leader; central personage
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
calmly; with composure; without fear; without a guilty look; with good grace
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
offense and defense; offence and defence
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual