steel tub; iron tub; impregnable; impenetrable; unassailable
camping; campground; making camp
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to intend; to be sure that
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
complete change; about-face
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
secrecy; highly classified information
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
gelatinous glue (produced from fish entrails); isinglass; amiability; friendliness; graciousness
occurrence; happening; incident; event
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
no matter what it is; in every case
dignity; majesty; dignified manner
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden grass; susuki grass
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
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