serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
progress; being under way
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to discuss; to talk together
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to have a talk; to tell a story
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
secret; private; surreptitious
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
each nation; many nations; many countries
in unison; as one; united
settlement; solution; resolution