safety; welfare; well-being
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
jumping to a wrong conclusion
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
jumping to a hasty conclusion
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
(period of) a year; during an era
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to be needed; to be wanted
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody