country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
very likely; very probable
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
step; stride; counter for steps
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to show up; to appear; to turn up
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
retreating figure; appearance from behind
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
to shake off; to throw off
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
busy; hurried; confused; flurried