whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to run up to; to rush over
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
primary school; elementary school; grade school
excursion; field trip; school trip
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to pay attention; to be watchful
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
extensive; vast range; wide scope
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to speak; to say; to vocalize