friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
settlement; solution; resolution
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
please (give me); please (do for me)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
winter; winter season; winter moon
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
just because; even if; even though
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
a little bit; a little while
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
broadleaf tree; broad-leaved tree
sunlight filtering through trees
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
to smile (at); to grin (at)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
weather; fair weather; fine weather
open-air tea ceremony; aristocrat taking a break during a trip in a palanquin; something standing in the open
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos