protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
preference; priority; precedence
human; human-like; as a person
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
hokora; small wayside shrine
minimum limit; the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)
last night; yesterday evening
hotel charge; lodging expense
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
air of luxury; high class feel
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
winning in a flash; instant defeat
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to look young; to seem young
in this manner; in this way; like this
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
start of a romance; beginning of love
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
very recently; in the very recent past
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged