to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
murder; homicide; manslaughter
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
about; on; regarding; per; for every
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
white cane (for the blind or visually impaired)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be worried; to be troubled
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
nothing but; except; no more than
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
one more time; once more; once again
from the beginning; from scratch
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(not) even once; (not) ever
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch