defense; defence; protection
to form a pair; to pair up
calm; serene; tranquil; peaceful
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
tossing a coin (to a street performer or beggar); tossed coin; (online) tipping; tip; donation
small saucepan; small pot
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
to get warm; to become warm
two days later; day after next; next day but one
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
flea powder; flea medicine; flea medication; getting rid of fleas; killing fleas
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
European pear (Pyrus communis)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
four corners; four ordinal directions
apple core; core of an apple
(arch.) to spin; (arch.) to revolve; to be dizzy; to feel faint; to bustle about
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
circulation (of the blood)