occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
participation; joining; entry; adherence
bakery; baker; pastry shop
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
influence; clout; leverage
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be conspicuous; to stand out
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
registration; accession; register; entry; record
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to