to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
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.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
direct unforked road; straight path
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration