outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
prompt; immediate; in real time
to need; to demand; to take; to require
in advance; beforehand; previously
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
to join together; to combine; to join up
war situation; progress of a battle
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
number of times; frequency; count
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
having said that; on the other hand
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
eight (long cylindrical things)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway