to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
bad inventory; deadstock; dead stock
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
cattleya (type of orchid)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
way (of going); route; way (of doing); method
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
abuse; misuse; perversion
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
calm; composed; cool; quiet
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
very; extremely; excessively
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion