arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
proving ground; test site
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
next; secondly; subsequently
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
belligerence; fighting spirit
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...