protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to pretend; to act (as if)
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
handrail; railing; banister
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
very likely; very probable
night travel; walking around at night; night train
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
a great variety of; diversity
lung disease; chest trouble; pulmonary tuberculosis
lumping together; putting all together
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
rich person; wealthy person
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
travelling alone; solitary journey
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
strict; close; precise; scrupulous