defense; defence; guard; policing; security
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
that is to say; so that means
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
that; the matter in question
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
shades of night; night scene
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
comfort; consolation; diversion
to like; to love; to be fond of
as you see; as you can see
loveable; very likeable; like very much