to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to have meaning; to be meaningful
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
in name only; titular; nominal
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
still; even now; to this day
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
that day; the very same day
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
graph paper; section paper
to pluck; to pick; to tear
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
league; federation; union; alliance
name; given name; first name
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
Bolu (Turkey); Bor (Russia)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...