strength; power; proficiency; ability
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
right (to do something); authority; power
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(looking) very bleak; having dim prospects
to move (house); to change residence
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
main street; avenue; boulevard
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to carry; to bring (to a place)
transport; freight; shipping; moving (goods)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
other side; opposite side; other party
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
(necessary) personnel; required person
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
total destruction by fire; being burned down