to stop walking; to pause
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
length (of an animal); body length
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
snake; serpent; large snake
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
at once; immediately; right now
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
invisibly; secretly; privately
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
while being out of the office or away from home
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
serious accident; major incident
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
corridor; hallway; passageway
while moving; on the move
to shoot or fire off an arrow