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 be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
cannon (esp. high-velocity artillery)
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; Road Closed; No Through Road; closed to traffic
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
freely; frankly; without reserve
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
war situation; progress of a battle
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
distinctive; characteristic
specialization; specialisation
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize