excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
hey there; I say; see here
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
no!; no no!; no, not at all
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
fortress; stronghold; citadel
battle formation; military formation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
author; writer; novelist; artist
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
oblong; landscape orientation
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
four corners; four ordinal directions
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to check; to stop; to keep back
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)