self-defense; self-defence
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to fight to the bitter end
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
flexible (of people); open-minded
solitude; loneliness; isolation
alert status; emergency alert
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
that is to say; so that means
to smoke animal out of its den
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
since some time ago; for quite a while; already