defense; defence; safeguard; protection
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
item; article; dish; course; finest item
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
originally; by nature; from the start
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe); having an itch that one cannot scratch
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
still; even now; to this day
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
outside of; not covered by
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
entry; approach; penetration
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to strangle; to constrict
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
though; notwithstanding; although
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.