cane; walking stick; staff; wand
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
to feel hungry; to get hungry
push-up (exercise); press-up
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
well-cooked; well-done; browned
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
chlorinated lime; calcium hypochlorite; chloride of lime; bleaching powder
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)