existence; being; life; survival
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
spy; special agent; covert operative
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
women's group; women's association
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
classic; traditional; orthodox; proper
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
untouched; unused; intact
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
freestanding; stand-alone
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
natural product; product of nature
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to forget completely; to leave behind
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
if you run after two hares you will catch neither
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)