monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
hegemony; leadership; initiative
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
triangle; triangular shape
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)