occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
preparing for action or battle
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
caller; visitor; company; guest
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
in comparison to; rather than
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to jump upon (a moving object)
limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
participation; joining; entry; adherence
thousands; several thousand
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful