defense; defence; safeguard; protection
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to be worried; to be troubled
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to complain; to make a complaint
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to put one's hand on; to touch
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
cane; walking stick; staff; wand