guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
no way to do; nothing can be done
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
be (that) as it may; having said that
many people; a large number of people
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
blood vessel; blood relationship
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to bring back; to restore
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
ancestor spirit; ancestral soul; spirits of one's ancestors; collective ancestral spirit; (in Japanese folk belief) spirits of one's ancestors that have lost their individual identity and merged together
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to run through; to run past
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided