defense; defence; safeguard; protection
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
course; route; path; process; means
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
fort; stronghold; fortification
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
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
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to invite in; to show someone in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
human being; human; person; character (of a person)