defense; defence; protection
intelligence or information network
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
slim; slender; slight; delicate
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to strangle; to constrict
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word