(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
thought; consideration; thinking
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
application; request; petition
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
same crime; being equally guilty
precocity; early ripening; premature development
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to state; to express; to mention
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
either way; in any case; one way or another
emergency deployment (police, etc.); emergency posting