to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
treatment; service; handling; management
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
treating someone like a child
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
destination (one is heading towards); goal
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
deckle-edged (e.g. paper); eared (e.g. jug); with lugs
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
for example; for instance; e.g.
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
summertime; summer season
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to be helpful; to be useful
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
pocket heater; hand warmer; heater pack
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
wintertime; winter season
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work