defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to step over or across; to overcome
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
postwar period; period after Second World War
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
guess; conjecture; surmise
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
complicated and mysterious
guess; speculation; supposition
observation; survey; watching
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
addition; annexation; appendage
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
nothing but; none other than
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
in a day; in a brief space of time
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
the liver and gall bladder; one's inner being