to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
position; location; base; point; site
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
in the end; at the end of the day
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
participation; joining; entry; adherence
war; fighting; fierce competition
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
almost; roughly; approximately
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago