protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
good (place to leave off); convenient
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to jump upon (a moving object)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch