to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
difference; variation; difference
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
position; location; base; point; site
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
blow; shock; strike; batting
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to apologize; to apologise
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to be at a loss for words
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
direct connection; direct link
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
volume-sales electronics retailer; electronics retail store
electrically powered; electric
shoulder rub; shoulder massage
electronic massager; mechanical massager; massager; massaging tool; vibrator
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual