nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
regular time; stated period
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
while; during; while; although; all; both
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
don't you think?; indicates question
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
together; at the same time; same; identical
materials; data; document
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
armed forces; military; troops
to increase; to add to; to augment
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
war; fighting; fierce competition
tool; implement; means; furniture
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who