to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
wetting; love affair; lover
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
yearned for; longed for; missed
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to become completely chilled
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo