defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
innocence; being not guilty
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
just one person; only one
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
of no interest; not interested
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
middle of the night; dead of night
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
rather; sooner; preferably
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
that day; the very same day
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
article; news story; report; account
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
society; the world; the times
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
convenient; handy; useful
hostility; animosity; enmity
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
dawn; daybreak; beginning
under the tracks; area under the girders of a railway or highway (often used for shops, bars, etc.)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication