sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
judgment; judgement; discernment
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
pointing out; identification
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
even if not; even without
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
January; first month of the lunar calendar
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
northern part; the north (of a region)
Ymir (giant in Norse mythology)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
young master; son of a high-ranking person
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic