to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
already; now; no longer; not any more
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to be worried; to be troubled
middle and high-school students
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
occupation; calling; livelihood
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
reform; reformation; reorganization
to bring; to take; to bring about
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
feeling on the skin; skin sensation
to pass (of time); to elapse
very interesting; of great interest
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game