shelter; refuge; protected place
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
automatic; intransitive verb
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
commander; commanding officer; CO
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
square; formal; prim; stuffy
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
results (of a study or investigation)
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
direct connection; direct link
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial