defense; defence; defensive preparations
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
bureaucratic routine; red tape
granted that; even if; even though
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
sign out in front; front (for someone)
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
bank; banking institution
residence; housing; residential building
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
protection against the cold
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
limited time; limited-time offer
having a garden; with a garden
leasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting
estimate (of costs); budget
identification papers; ID
business discussion; negotiation
treatment; service; handling; management
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
oblong; landscape orientation
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
platoon commander; section commander
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it