observation; survey; watching
selection; choice; option
surroundings; environs; circumference
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
how long; how much; to what extent
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to triumph; to be elated with success
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
year in, year out; always; 24-7
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to make a fool of someone
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point