bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
metempsychosis; saving the lives of many
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
Aldebaran (star in the constellation Taurus); Alpha Tauri
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
obi and cord fasteners (for a kimono)
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
just one person; only one
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to become desperate; to give in to despair
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
black lustre; black luster
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
to pile up; to accumulate
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
moulded objects; sculpted objects; modeled objects; formed objects