protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
instead; but (on the other hand)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
relatively; comparatively
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
form; shape; figure; visage
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
sad; wretched; deplorable
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...