preventive measure; recurrence prevention; relapse prevention
plan; device; scheme; thoughts or suggestions about a law
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
feudal lord; head of a household; proudly independent person
strong-willed; strong of heart
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
beginning of summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
point of production; production site; shop floor
in a little while; in a bit
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
assertion; declaration; affirmation
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
several years; a few years
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank