(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
annual (plant); first-year student
to give something weight; to give something dignity
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
of course; certainly; naturally
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
quality (of a product or a service)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
care; precaution; guarding; caution
same; similar; (just) like; equal
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)