to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
fort; stronghold; fortification
firm; strong; solid; stable
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
many; numerous; various; large number of
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
important person; strategic person; key figure
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
defense; defence; protection
to be helpful; to be useful
society; the world; the times
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
defense capability; defence capability
interior; inside; internal
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
rather; sooner; preferably
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
coincident with; while; simultaneously
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage