(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
square formation (of troops); magic square
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to squint (one eye); to narrow
to leave as is; to ignore
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
that's a different matter; that's a different story
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
many obstacles; innumerable difficulties
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
(human) embodiment (of); incarnation (of)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted