to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to be erected; to be built
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
since then; from that time; ever since
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
frost columns; ice needles
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
entreaty; supplication; petition
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
pride; boast; credit (to)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on