to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
ten; 10; ten years of age
(period of) a year; during an era
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to be prolonged; to drag on
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
thereupon; shortly thereafter
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
I told you so; you see that?
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect