to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
defense; defence; protection
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do; terrible; dreadful; frightening
torii; Shinto shrine archway
rather; better; instead; if anything
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
leaving school; expulsion (from school)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to walk away; to walk off
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
speech and conduct; words and deeds
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
silence (not speaking); muteness
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
particularly; only; in the case of
corridor; hallway; passageway
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
old maid; frump; hag; old woman
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
grove of the village shrine
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily