defense; defence; protection
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
almost; roughly; approximately
legendary beast; magical beast
to approach; to draw near
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
succession to another's professional name
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
considerably; fairly; quite
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
due form; official; formality