to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to compete with; to vie for
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
doing as one is told; yes-man
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
fear; dread; fright; willies
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
alert status; emergency alert
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
red flame; (solar) prominence
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
long military service; having experienced many battles
brave warrior; hero; brave man
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
small number; few; minority
very; much; greatly; a lot of
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no