watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
setting on fire; setting afire
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
one's own child; one's own children
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
guard; sentinel; garrison
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
most part; greater part; majority
three days and three nights
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
person who poses a high risk
sympathy; compassion; pity
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission