quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
comparatively; relatively
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
main road; main thoroughfare
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
historic landmark; historic site; historic remains
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
fort; stronghold; fortification
position; location; base; point; site
defense; defence; protection
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
reopening; resumption; restarting
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
with these words; while saying
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort