guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
light brown; golden brown; tan
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to serve; to work for; to attend
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
same generation; one's generation
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
thought; consideration; thinking
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
at once; immediately; right now
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do