(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
death penalty; capital punishment
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
Japanese person; Japanese people
to be conspicuous; to stand out
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
lately; recently; nowadays
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)