defense; defence; protection
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on
to carry around; to carry on one's person
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
attendant; valet; servant; follower
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
child born with teeth; child which does not resemble its parents; changeling; wild child; badly-behaved child
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
green (esp. of trees, rocks, etc.)
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
messenger of god; divine messenger
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic