to defend oneself; to protect oneself
property; fortune; assets
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
duty; obligation; responsibility
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
cut; reduction; curtailment
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
without; unless; have to do
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
settlement; permanent residency
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
firm promise; definite promise
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
stranger; tramp; wanderer
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to begin; to set about; to start
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)