to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
look!; there!; here!; that is
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
keystroke; typing; execution of test cases
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
connection; link; relationship
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days
in the city; in the community
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
younger scholar; future reference
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
kanji "twenty legs" radical (radical 55)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)