prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
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.)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
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 stay indoors; to be confined indoors
relation; connection; relevance
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to invite in; to show someone in
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
only recently; just of late
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
letter; missive; note; mail
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
censorship; inspection; examination
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
even so; anyhow; at any rate
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal