high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
alert status; emergency alert
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to burrow through; to dig through
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
particularly; only; in the case of
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
for this very reason; that is exactly why
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
thousands; several thousand
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
calm; composed; cool; quiet
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
a second time; again; once more; twice
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone