to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
good family; respectable family; decent family
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
polite; respectful; reverent
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
next term; next period; next version; next release
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
Minister for Foreign Affairs
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in