備

crops planted to stave off famine (e.g., wheat, barley, buckwheat, potatoes); emergency crops

stockpiled materials; stockpiled supplies

equipment room; supply room; storage room

Historical term

Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)

Historical term

Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)

Historical term

Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)

disposition of troops; battle formation

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

equipment

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

maintenance; servicing

putting in place; development; improvement; preparation; provision; equipping; outfitting

equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

reserve; spare

preparation; preliminaries

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

guard; security guard; security officer

deployment; disposition; posting; stationing

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

defense; defence

Baseball

fielding

to have both; to possess both; to combine with

Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

defect; deficiency; imperfection; inadequacy; lack

Expressions; Valediction of a letter

Yours in haste

fully prepared; all ready

guard (soldier)

preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork