one's house; one's home; one's family
defense; defence; defensive preparations
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to shave off; to scrape off
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to be enraged; to flip out
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to accord someone every courtesy
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
intention; idea; inclination; wish
one way or the other; either way
to live through; to survive
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
good humour (humor); good mood