overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
countries; (various) nations
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
flagstaff; flagpole; arabis (any plant of genus Arabis, esp. tower mustard, Arabis glabra); rock cress
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
extremely dangerous; full of peril
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
mask; striking the head (kendo)
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
iron hammer; crushing blow
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to congeal; to gelatinize; to jellify; to jell; to gell; to freeze
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
all (there is); as long as there is
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to consent; to allow; to accept; to agree
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
spine; backbone; spinal column
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
circular window; round window
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)