protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
should; must; -able; probably; likely
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to hide; to keep to oneself
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
rather; better; instead; if anything
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to have no chance (of succeeding)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
almost every day; almost daily
training range; training grounds; training area
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
that; the matter in question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something