protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
chief; main; principal; important
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
digitization; digital transformation
computerization; computerisation
utmost limits; extremity; limit
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
transactions; dealings; business
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
along the road; along the way
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)
Japanese (people, language, style)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend