defense; defence; protection
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
unique; unsurpassed; ranking foremost
aggression; invasion; raid
streamlet; brooklet; rivulet
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
Western civilization; Western civilisation
essence; true nature; substance; reality
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
eight-legged essay (classical Chinese style of essay writing)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it); a monkey wearing a crown
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile