movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
long ago; already; a long time ago
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
care; precaution; guarding; caution
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
should; must; -able; probably; likely
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
study; research; investigation
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
single word; a few words; brief comment
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor