barrier; checkpoint; checking station
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
danger; peril; hazard; risk
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
the front; honest; upright; decent
supply; supplying; replenishment
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
convenient; handy; useful
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
one grade; first-class; primary
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
3rd day of the month; three days
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future