to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to spring at; to leap upon
gale; violent (strong) wind
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
to give a broad grin; to smirk
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
all night long; all through the night
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
genuine; authentic; true; real
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to