safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to arrive home; to return
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to flutter in the wind; to wave in the wind
history of Japan; Japanese history
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
considerably; fairly; quite
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
illumination; decorative lighting