outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
second; number two; runner-up
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
(somebody else's) parents; both parents