establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
environment; circumstance
(short) rest; breather; break
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
alert status; emergency alert
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
seeing one off; farewell; escort
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
other than; excluding; without
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
third day of the month; three days
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
security guard; doorkeeper
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
one by one; in detail; minutely
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case