to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
desperation; struggle to the death
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
how; in what way; how about
I see; that's right; indeed
such; this sort of; like this
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
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)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
changing completely; transformation
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
good feeling; feeling good
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
police; policeman; police officer
how many people; a number of people
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat