state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
living thing; organism; creature; biology
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
use; utilization; utilisation; application
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
beginning; outset; first; onset
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
almost; roughly; approximately
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
something like ...; something called ...
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
calming down; quieting down
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use