sincere; honest; faithful
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to take charge during someone's absence
supply; supplying; replenishment
gatekeeper; doorman; porter
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
important point; strategic position; key point
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
to hold fast; to protect to the end
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
alert status; emergency alert
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better