to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
charming; fascinating; attractive
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious