protection;  defense;  providence;  amulet;  charm
 shorthanded;  short of hands;  undermanned;  insufficient (stock, money, etc.);  in short supply;  low
 to be ...-ing;  to have been ...-ing
 to gather up;  to scrape up together;  to rake
 to put;  to place;  to leave (behind);  to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.);  to set up;  to appoint (someone to a certain position);  to hire
 only;  merely;  approximately;  about;  just (finished, etc.);  as if to;  (as though) about to
 to take command;  to give direction
 hitting a ball;  batting;  stroke
 to pay (e.g. money, bill);  to brush off;  to wipe away;  to drive away (e.g. one's competitors);  to sell off (something unneeded);  to dispose of;  to pay (e.g. attention)
 to surround;  to encircle;  to besiege;  to lay siege to;  to play (go, shogi, etc.)
 a lot;  many;  (not) much;  (not) many;  almost (none)
 to do;  to undertake;  to send;  to dispatch;  to put;  to move;  to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
 easy;  likely to ...;  have a tendency to ...;  easy to ...
 party;  group;  crew;  company (of troops);  corps;  unit
 what;  how many;  many;  a lot of;  several;  a few
 it is none of one's business;  it is not one's place to say (do) something
 to come down;  to go down;  to hang;  to dangle;  to move back;  to step back;  to deteriorate
 Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari);  the Minamoto family
 to be able (in a position) to do;  to be up to the task;  to be ready;  to be completed;  to be made;  to be built;  to be good at
 behind;  rear;  after;  later;  remainder;  the rest;  more (e.g. five more minutes)
 to request;  to beg;  to call;  to order;  to entrust to;  to rely on
 to step aside;  to move (i.e. out of the way);  to make way
 look!;  look out!;  hey!;  look at me!;  there you are!
 now;  the present time;  just now;  another;  more
 this;  last (couple of years, etc.);  these;  you (as in "you liar")
 time;  hour;  occasion;  case;  chance;  opportunity
 to warp;  to curve;  to arch;  to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
 the same as it was long ago;  unchanged;  traditional
 thinking;  thought;  idea;  notion;  intention;  plan
 to divide (by);  to remove;  to exclude
 man;  male;  fellow;  guy;  male lover;  boyfriend
 only;  just;  merely;  as much as;  to the extent of;  enough to
 right?;  isn't it?;  hey;  say;  you know;  you see;  will you?
 eh?;  what?;  yes;  that's correct; (arch.)  strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.)  hey
 Metropolis (of Tokyo);  (Tokyo) Metropolitan District;  counter for cities and towns;  capital
 wound;  injury;  chip;  crack;  flaw;  defect
 full of (e.g. mistakes);  riddled with;  covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
 to see;  to look;  to examine;  to look over;  to look after;  to attend to;  to experience
 family;  members of a family
 to continue;  to keep up;  to keep on
 to be softened;  to calm down