to narrow; to reduce; to contract
leap up from the initial charge in order to surprise the opponent; (Minamoto Yoshitsune's legendary) eight ship leap
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
being on the ropes; losing ground
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
air sac (birds, insects, etc.); gasbag (airship); envelope
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
suspicion (of others); jealousy
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
Jizo (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva
seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; head
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
profligate; licentious; of loose morals; emotional; passionate; sentimental
practising law; legal processes in running a country; method; way; magic
carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
explosive growth of infections; explosion of cases of an infection
infection; contagion; becoming infected
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
will (probably); intend (to do); will; should; ought to
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on