to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
front kick (esp. martial arts)
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
admiration; wonder; astonishment
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to bend; to warp; to curve
to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
nonchalant air; unruffled air
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
solitary island; isolated island
true character; true heart; true spirit
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch