to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
profitable plan; good plan
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
electricity; (electric) light
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to push or press or force down; to depress
to invite in; to show someone in
hostility; animosity; enmity
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
acting ability; talent as a performer
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
face; looks; vestiges; trace
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
opening and shutting; opening and closing
wherein; therein; thereinto
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
metal plate; metallic plate
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
independence; self-reliance