defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
putting into operation; invocation
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
to fly around; to scatter
blue sky; azure sky; spring sky; God; the Creator
to surge; to well up; to gush out
drawing; painting; picture
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
three; three years of age
both (people); the two of them
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
end; close; conclusion; termination
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
body; physical system; (the) person
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
time limit; time restriction
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
in proportion to; just as much as
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
rich person; wealthy person
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
choices; alternatives; options
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full