living thing; living creature; animal; life
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
time; hour; period; class
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to brave a danger; to take a risk
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard