a little bit; a little while
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
a glance; a look; a glimpse
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
story; tale; talk; discussion
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
(someone else's) parents; both parents
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
temporary; transitory; short-lived
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
relation; connection; relevance
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
function; facility; faculty; feature
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent