obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to turn against; to become an enemy
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
such; this sort of; like this
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
long time; long interval; for quite some time
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
blunder; slip; error; error
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...