defense; defence; safeguard; protection
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
stopping functioning; being out of service
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
tool; implement; means; furniture
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
I see; that's right; indeed
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; and such; and the like
without cause; without reason
that's the way it is; such is life
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
nonpoisonous; nontoxic; harmless
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
like water; like it grows on trees
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
interior; inside; internal
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever