to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
maritime; marine transportation
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
military force; military strength
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
influence; clout; leverage
to extend; to expand; to spread out
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
southern part; the south (of a region)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
very busy (person or thing)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
attenuation; damping; decay
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
preservation; retainment; keeping
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
armed forces; military; troops
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
different thing; another question; different case
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come