wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
important matter; matters of weight
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
creating a (favorable) environment; laying the groundwork; setting the stage
have to do; must; should; ought to
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
outlet (for water, gas, etc.); market (for goods); outlet; outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
storage center; deposit; depository; repository; warehouse
gatekeeper; doorman; porter
sons and daughters; children; girl
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
deed; act; work; performance
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
unskilled; not very good at
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
unshakable; immovable; undeniable
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have