defense; defence; protection
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to put into effect; to put into practice
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
reply; response; -less; sexless (relationship); loess
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
leadership skill; leadership ability
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
useless resistance; vain struggle