to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
polite; respectful; reverent
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
notice; attention; observation
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
observation; survey; watching
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
name; given name; first name
to say; to be called; to do
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
what kind of; what sort of; what
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to happen to hear; to overhear
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly