to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
patting; stroking; caressing
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
serious; severe; grave; acute
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
in history; ever; historical
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
birth; creation; formation
major incident; major happening; big scandal
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
to thrust down; to push off
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be worried; to be troubled
to summon courage; to be brave
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to have troubles; to have concerns
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
genius; prodigy; natural gift
reason; cause; circumstances
solitude; loneliness; isolation