protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
hot topic; talk of the town
in history; ever; historical
phrase; phrase; strawberry
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to name; to call; to christen; to term
serious; severe; grave; acute
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
insolent fellow; rude fellow
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
your highness; your grace; your eminence
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
you (plural); all of you; you all
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend