defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to be worried; to be troubled
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to show up; to appear; to turn up
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
suffix for familiar person
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
popular person; favorite; favourite