defense capability (defence)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
fencing; art of wielding swords
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
period of youth; while young
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
with a friendly grin; smilingly
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to detain; to take into custody
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
assistant ...; probationary ...
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to have a reason; to have an excuse
unable to resist; unable to suppress
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm