usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
novel; original; new; innovative
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (of the Sun)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction