to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
sound upbringing (of youth); healthy development
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
censorship; inspection; examination
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos; covert filming
peeling off (adhesive tape, wallpaper, etc.); pulling apart (Velcro)
screening (a movie); showing
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
consumer electronics; home appliances
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
water's edge; waterside; shore
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain