to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
follower; attendant; valet; servant
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
peace preservation; security; safety
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
motherland; fatherland; native country
democratic nation; democratic country
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
KGB (former Soviet Union intelligence agency)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
surveillance system; monitoring system
refugee; exile; displaced persons
lover; sweetheart; mistress
successively; one after another
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
force (bulldoze) one's way through
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to write down; to record; to register
National Science Foundation (USA); NSF