defense; defence; safeguard; protection
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
home; household; family; hearth
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
what kind of; what sort of; what
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
sea level; (surface of) sea
north wind; northerly wind
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
every single word and phrase; word by word
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to support each other; to support one another
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch