My words

防備

ぼうび

defense, defence, defensive preparations

国境

こっきょう くにざかい こっかい

national border, provincial border

往来

おうらい

coming and going, traffic road, street association, socializing, socialising, fellowship recurring (e.g. thoughts) correspondence

酷似

こくじ

resemblance, resemble

過酷

かこく

rigour, rigor, severity, cruelty, harsh

性愛

せいあい

sexual love, eros

遊戯

ゆうぎ

game, play, sports

形式

けいしき

form (as opposed to substance), formality method, system, style format, mode, appearance, form (something takes) math expression form

仮定

かてい

assumption, supposition, hypothesis assumption

換言

かんげん

in other words

移行

いこう

switching over to, migration, transition

考案

こうあん

plan, device, idea, invention

隷属

れいぞく

subordination, servitude, servility, vassalage, slavery subordinate, underling

最適

さいてき

optimum, the most suitable

強行

きょうこう

forcing, enforcement forced, enforced

把握

はあく

grasp, catch, understanding

過ち

あやまち

fault, error, indiscretion, faux pas

失速

しっそく

stall (in flying), stalling suddenly losing momentum, downturn, slump, weakening, decline stall

明確

めいかく

clear, precise, definite, distinct

禍

まが わざわい

wickedness, evil, calamity, disaster

当初

とうしょ

at first

瀕する

ひんする

to be on the verge of, to be about to, to be on the point of

舵

かじ

rudder, helm

支配

しはい

domination, rule, control, direction, guidance

投獄

とうごく

imprisonment

殺害

さつがい せつがい せちがい

killing, murder

追求

ついきゅう

pursuing (goal), pursuit, seeking, search to pursue (e.g. goal), to seek

劇的

げきてき

dramatic, exciting, touching extreme

金融

きんゆう

financing, credit transacting, loaning of money, circulation of money

貧困層

ひんこんそう

underclasses, poorest segment of the population, the poor