discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
elementary level; beginner level
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to pass (of time); to elapse
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
don't you think?; indicates question
flying column; detached force
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
all present; all concerned; all of us
honorific/polite/humble prefix
position; location; base; point; site
to pull out a fish; to lure
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
empty lot; vacant plot of land
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels