to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
correction; rectification; mending; repair
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
covering; protection; backing; relief
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
down to earth; reasonable
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
a great variety of; diversity
those (near the second person)
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction