gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
instruction; direction; briefing
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
unanticipated; unexpected
calamity; disaster; accident
absence; disregard; indifference
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
promotion; raising of status
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
determination; resolution
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
systematic; organized; organizational
heroism; loyalty and courage
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
beginning; clue; starting point
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
waste of time; killing time
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out