defense; defence; protection
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
don't you think?; indicates question
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
then; well; so; well then
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
boy; son; baby boy; young man
one's house; one's home; one's family
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying