close associate; close aide; brains-truster
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
desolate (e.g. plains); ruined
charred; burnt black; scorched black
place of execution; execution site
sports ground; sports oval
dwelling; house; residence; address
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
to prostrate oneself before
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
iron rust; iron hydroxide
urban areas; the streets; town; city