protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
incident resulting in injury
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
order; command; directions; instructions
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
proposal; proposition; suggestion
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
presence (impressive quality)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
separation; farewell; parting
email; e-mail; electronic mail
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import