protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
higher rank; better position
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
complicated and mysterious
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
master craftsman; skillful worker
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to not believe one's ears
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
older sister; lass; young lady
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
a person without a single relative
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
wandering; roaming; drifting
security; stability; safety; peace
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to prostrate oneself (before)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon