safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to live; to reside; to inhabit
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
natural disaster; cataclysm
event; phenomenon; matter
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
brush; clash; encounter; skirmish
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to make merry; to be festive
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
divorce; dissolution of adoption
rear guard; reserve troops
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
prudence; discretion; thought
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose