protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
in the face of; in defiance of
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
selection; choice; option
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
companion; partner; spouse
consequence; outcome; result; blame
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
regret; repentance; remorse
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
(social) position; status
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
arm; skill; efforts; ability
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly