[ぼうし, boushi] (n, vs) prevention; check; (P) #3186
[ふせぐ, fusegu] (v5g, vt) to defend (against); to protect; to prevent; (P) #5029
[ぼうさい, bousai] (n) disaster prevention; (P) #5131
[よぼう, yobou] (n, vs, adj-no) prevention; precaution; protection against; (P) #6089
[そし, soshi] (n, vs) obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; interdiction; (P) #6178
[はず, hazu] (n) (1) (uk) expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be; (2) nock (of a bow); (3) nock (of an arrow); (4) (See はず押し・はずおし) nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger) (Sumo); (5) wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out; (P) #14425
[さまたげる, samatageru] (v1, vt) to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder; (P) #15912
[ぼうはん, bouhan] (n, adj-no) prevention of crime; (P) #16304
[ぼうか, bouka] (n, vs, adj-no) fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof; (P) #18789
[わきがあまい, wakigaamai] (exp, adj-i) (1) preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip (in sumo); (2) having weak defenses
[imobiraiza-] (n) immobiliser (electronic device that prevents an automobile engine from running without the key); immobilizer
[ジェノサイドじょうやく, jienosaido jouyaku] (n) Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (United Nations, 1948)
[sukanku (P); sukonku] (n, adj-no) (1) (スカンク only) skunk (animal); (2) (esp. スコンク) skunk (i.e. preventing someone from scoring entirely); (P)
[wagonmo-ru] (n) plastic moulding over cables to prevent damage by wheels (wasei
[あんぜんたい, anzentai] (n) safety belt (typically used in Japanese construction work); fall-prevention harness
[ひとつぼうんどう, hitotsuboundou] (n) campaign to prevent a public construction work by acquiring a minuscule tract of land
[おっつけ, ottsuke] (n) technique of holding one's opponent's arm to prevent him from getting a hold on one's belt (Sumo)
[おんだんかぼうし, ondankaboushi] (exp) (abbr) (See 地球温暖化防止・ちきゅうおんだんかぼうし) prevention of global warming
[かさいよぼう, kasaiyobou] (n) fire prevention
[かさいよぼうしゅうかん, kasaiyoboushuukan] (n) Fire Prevention Week
[かいごよぼう, kaigoyobou] (n) (See 予防的ケア) preventive care, esp. for senior citizens
[かいじょうしょうとつよぼうほう, kaijoushoutotsuyobouhou] (n) Act on Preventing Collisions at Sea (1892)
[かいようとうききせいじょうやく, kaiyoutoukikiseijouyaku] (n) Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matters
[われまどりろん, waremadoriron] (n) broken windows theory; criminological theory stating that serious crime can be prevented by maintaining the good physical condition of an urban environment
[かんえい, kan'ei] (n) string of a crown (to prevent it from falling off)
[かんせんよぼう, kansenyobou] (n) infection prevention; disease control
[きけんぼうし, kikenboushi] (n) hazard prevention
[いぬころし, inukoroshi] (n) (sl) dogcatcher; person who used to catch dogs and execute them for rabies prevention
[やらずのあめ, yarazunoame] (exp) rain that starts to fall as though trying to prevent a guest from leaving
[こうがいたいさくきほんほう, kougaitaisakukihonhou] (n) (Japanese) Environmental Pollution Prevention Act
[こうしんまち, koushinmachi] (n) (See 三尸) staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle (to prevent the three worms from reporting one's wrongdoings and shortening one's lifespan), while worshipping Sakra, the Blue-Faced Vajra, or Sarutahiko
[こうかいけつびょう, koukaiketsubyou] (n, adj-no) antiscorbutic; preventive against scurvy
[さいけんほぜん, saikenhozen] (n) credit protection (by seizing assets in anticipation of a default); preventive attachment
[さいはつぼうし, saihatsuboushi] (n) preventive measure; recurrence prevention; relapse prevention
[さいがいたいさく, saigaitaisaku] (n) disaster prevention measures
[ざいしょう, zaishou] (n) { Buddh } sins (which prevent entry into bliss)
[しきりいた, shikiriita] (n) (1) partition board; plank used as a partition; (2) board used in a ship to prevent the cargo from moving around
[しめいドライバー, shimei doraiba-] (n) designated driver (to prevent drunk driving)
[しめいうんてんしゃ, shimeiuntensha] (n) designated driver (to prevent drunk driving)
[じこぼうし, jikoboushi] (n) accident prevention
[じたくたいき, jitakutaiki] (n) (1) standing by at home (e.g. to prevent the spread of illness); (2) being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
[しっぺいたいさくセンター, shippeitaisaku senta-] (n) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CDC
[しょうさいじゅ, shousaiju] (n) { Buddh } disaster-preventing incantation; disaster-preventing dharani
[しょうき, shouki] (n) (1) Shoki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui (traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings); vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80, 000 demons; (2) Shoki (WWII fighter aircraft)
[すいぼう, suibou] (n) flood prevention
[ざくろぐち, zakuroguchi] (n) low door used in bathouses to prevent the hot water from cooling (Edo period)
[せっきょうどろぼう, sekkyoudorobou] (n) preaching burglar; burglar who preaches at the victim about the methods of preventing similar crimes
[ゆきどめ, yukidome] (n) snow guard (to prevent snow from sliding off of a roof); snow stop
[ゆきもち, yukimochi] (n, adj-no) (1) having leaves and branches loaded with snow; (n) (2) (See 雪止め) snow guard (to prevent snow from sliding off of a roof); snow stop
[ゆきづり;ゆきつり, yukiduri ; yukitsuri] (n) (See 雪折れ) placing ropes or wires around trees to protect them from the snow; ropes stretched from the top of a tree to the lower branches to prevent their breaking under heavy snow