castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
alone; by oneself; on one's own
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
interception; monitoring; tapping
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
great numbers; numerical superiority
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
something like ...; something called ...
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky