to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
openly and secretly; helping in all ways
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
for dear life; barely escaping alive
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
change; transition; vicissitudes
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
body; group; party; company; troupe
head; chief; boss; leader
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
(how) many times; (how) often
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)