measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
scale; scope; plan; structure
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to use all one's strength (ability)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
study; research; investigation
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
second (unit of time); arc second
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
instability; insecurity; crankiness
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to switch off; to turn off
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
(not) even once; (not) ever
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to sigh; to breathe a sigh