to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
largest ever; biggest; record
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to figure out; to get an idea
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses; (mariner's) compass; length of one's stride; length of one's legs