defense; defence; guard; policing; security
putting into operation; invocation
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
this and that; one thing or another
initiation fee; admission fee
to have a talk; to tell a story
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
unexpected meeting; coincidence
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
port city; harbor city; harbour city
3000; three thousand; many
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
florin (coin); guilder (former Dutch currency); florin (Aruban currency)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
powerful person; influential person
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try