sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
our country; our land; one's own country
sign; indication; omen; symptom
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
for this very reason; that is exactly why
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
active; dynamic; energetic
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
be (that) as it may; having said that
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
with a momentary flash of light
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes