to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
distant look; faraway look
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
outsider; someone outside of a group
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
flight; desertion; escape
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
to make a speech; to address
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to unfold; to unroll; to open
the ten precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming