to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
identification; ID; identity
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
beginning; outset; first; onset
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to spend time (on doing something)
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
dig site; excavation site
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing