area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
to check; to stop; to keep back
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
confidentially; privately; off the record
security check; safety inspection
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
military strength; military personnel
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
sentiment; sentimentality
inside; interior; inner part
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
human rights organization; human rights organisation
visualization (of data, results, etc.); visualisation; making visible (something that was previously unseen); recording (a police interrogation)
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
neutral colour; neutral color; achromatic (colour, color)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
idiomatic expression; idiom; fixed expression
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the veranda of the Kiyomizu temple
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
visit to the United States
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer