to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
feeding (animals); provisioning
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
minimum; at the very least
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
deputy head teacher; vice principal
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
concealment; suppression; hiding
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
business; trade; operations; sales
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about