protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
huge rock; firmness; solidity
scattered; separated; dispersed
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
duty; obligation; responsibility
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
armed forces; military; troops
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
negotiations; discussions; connection
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
decision; settlement; definition
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
preference; priority; precedence
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
the same rank; equality; apposition
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...