protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
to be erected; to be built
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
common front; united front
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
close; intimate; on good terms
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to blame; to find fault with
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
discovery; detection; finding
common people; ordinary people; masses
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
that is to say; so that means
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
source of information; intelligence source; message source
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk