protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
history; pedigree; lineage
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to have more losses than wins
to attack; to assault; to assail
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
personification; anthropomorphization
absorption; suction; attraction
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
grasp; catch; understanding
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
aptitude; aptness; suitability
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)