retention; maintenance; preservation
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to come and go; to go back and forth
dignity; majesty; dignified manner
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
conviction; belief; confidence
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
graceful young woman; sylph
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
magnetism; magnetic force
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
to be hesitant; to feel timid
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down