to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
pupil; student; schoolchild
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
Beretta (Italian firearm manufacturer)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
great person; eminent figure
descendant; progeny; offspring
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
family; relatives; dependents; household
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to hide; to keep to oneself
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?