to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
back street; back alley; off-street
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
beginning; clue; starting point
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
of no interest; not interested
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
any more; any further; any better; any longer
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
month of birth; birthday month
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)