to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
place; situation; position; location
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
surname; family name; last name
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to behave well (of a child)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
any more; any further; any better; any longer
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to accept; to receive; to agree
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
while; even though; despite