to watch over; to watch attentively
absorption; suction; attraction
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
breath; breathing; tone; mood
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
technique; art; skill; move
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
beginning; outset; first; onset
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
flight; desertion; escape
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to lose sight of; to miss
danger; peril; hazard; risk
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base