ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
defense; defence; defensive preparations
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
command; lead; generalship; leadership
guess; speculation; supposition
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
air hole; windhole; ventilator
expression; look; countenance; face
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
a long time (since the last time)
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to breathe while sleeping
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
materials; data; document
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
several people; a few people
opinion; intention; thought
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
writing (e.g. as a profession)
effect; result; worth; use; avail
ignorant of the ways of the world
innocence; being not guilty
decision; settlement; definition
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting