to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
format; procedure; way of proceeding
how; in what way; how about
number one; first; best; most; game; round
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
supply; supplying; replenishment
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
outward appearance; looks
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
ability; performance; efficiency
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
explanatory note; explanatory text; explanation; caption
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead