defense; defence; safeguard; protection
observation; survey; watching
violent emotion; passion; fury
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
one's physical safety; personal security
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
semi-transparent; translucent
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
radical (of a kanji character)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
trembling from fear; trembling all over
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to fight to the bitter end
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless