expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
contest of strength; trial of strength
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
review; reconsideration; revision
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
such ... as; or some such
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
test paper (e.g. litmus paper); test strip
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping; (breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.)
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
our country; our land; one's own country
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress