national defence; national defense
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
old friend; old acquaintance
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
firm promise; definite promise
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
the teaching profession; education of laity
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
being very busy; busyness
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
to pass (of time); to elapse
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
in person; personally; directly
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice