cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing from the starting station (of a bus, train, etc.)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
place; position; location; position; standing; status
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
large number (of); many; majority
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
one person; another name; nickname; alias
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
to increase; to add to; to augment
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
distant look; faraway look
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
fast approach; quick intimacy
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air