to defend oneself; to protect oneself
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
Rhizopogon rubescens (species of edible mushroom)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
diploma; licence; license
shady; underhanded; questionable
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
now that; since; so long as; because
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to surge; to well up; to gush out
disclosure; exposure; revelation
evil thought; malicious motive
bluff; false show of power; bold front
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination; creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning
tyranny; atrocity; brutality
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank