safety; welfare; well-being
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
acute stress reaction; acute stress disorder; psychological shock; mental shock; emotional shock; emotional trauma
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
independence from parents
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
issuing (a banknote, ticket, etc.)
important person; strategic person; key figure
military or naval register; muster roll
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to creep about; to crawl around
deuteragonist; secondary or supporting actor in a noh or kyogen play (possibly multiple actors)
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
nasal voice; nasal stop; nasal occlusive; nasal
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
Idu (archaic writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Korean language)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to burst open; to pop; to split
block (of wood); chip; splinter
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife