gentle; mild; meek; tender
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
to pay attention; to be watchful
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to blaze; to burn brightly
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object
to carry; to bring (to a place)
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
historical play; period drama
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
estimated (probable) age (e.g. of victim)
cloth bib displaying a competitor's number; athlete's number
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
last days; the end; one's fate
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
decapitation; decapitated head
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
secret technique; secret art
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from