defense; defence; protection
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to send or direct a person to
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
heir; inheritor; successor
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
commitment; pledge; promise
to recover consciousness; to come to
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
(primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
toughened glass; tempered glass
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
short distance; short range; short-haul
careless person; thoughtless person
countermeasure; counter-measure
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to get late; to advance; to wear on
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
talk; dialogue; conversation
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
summit meeting; summit conference; top-level meeting
reaction; response; reaction
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
loyal retainer; loyal subject