easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
murder; killing; murderer
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to indicate; to show; to point to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
transfer; assignment; conveyance
application; request; petition
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
partition; division; discrimination; partiality; reserve; distance (in a relationship)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
waterproofing; making watertight
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
name plate; name tag; label
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
function; facility; faculty; feature
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
with a start; with a jump
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
changing clothes (on another person, e.g. a child or doll); changing the exterior parts (e.g. of a product)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
short distance; close range
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)