babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to intend; to be sure that
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
national assembly (esp. France)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
minute adjustment; fine tuning
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
clear; distinct; evident; definite
defense capability (defence)
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
the twelve gates of Heian's greater palace
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
embodiment; realization; materialization
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
our country; our land; one's own country
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
four (long cylindrical things)
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
by your leave; with your permission
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge