highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to grow up; to become an adult
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
tradition; legend; folklore
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
second day of the month; two days
(not) even once; (not) ever
putting into operation; invocation
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
release; emission; ejection
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
grasp; catch; understanding
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
tool; implement; means; furniture
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best