young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
not necessarily so; is not always true
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
principal raw material; main raw material
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
state of mind; mentality; psychology
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
moment by moment; hour by hour
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
snow-bearing wind; wind bringing snow
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to get strong; to gain strength
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback