be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
almost; roughly; approximately
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to write down; to record; to register
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very