protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
how long; how much; to what extent
to take a veneer off something
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
on bad terms; at loggerheads
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
powerful person; influential person
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to underrate; to make light of
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
boastful speech; bragging
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back