to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
nomadic tribe; nomadic people; nomadic race
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
the same night; that night
ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
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
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
policeman's rope; arresting (a criminal)
number of persons; personnel
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
great difference; big difference; wide margin
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit