defense; defence; safeguard; protection
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
eight (long cylindrical things)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
separate; respective; different
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
on the occasion of; at the time of
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
person concerned; interested party; related party
such ... as; or some such
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied