protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
sharia; shariah; shariat; Islamic canonical law
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
cripple; disabled person; invalid
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
serious; not joking; straight
so; like this; in this way
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
silence (not speaking); muteness
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
now that; since; so long as; because
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner