protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
the right person in the right place
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out