protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
certain evidence; definite evidence
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
nonchalant air; unruffled air
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
to add (to); to add on; to append
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
hurriedly; in haste; in a rush; hurry up!; quickly!; get going!
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
sickroom; hospital room; ward
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
letter of consent; letter of intent; agreement document
the feeling between (new) lovers
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)