to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
in order; sequential; seriatim
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to tumble down; to roll down
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to stop at a (train) station
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
life and death; life or death
(death from) starvation; starving to death
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
how can (one) do something
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization