lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
public hall; community center; community centre
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
library (usu. single-room); small library
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
laxative; purgative; evacuant
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature; flexion
region; limits; stage; level
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
stomach lining; gastric wall
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
softness; flexibility; elasticity
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear