what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
squad leader; divisional officer
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
sanity; consciousness; soberness
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
at once; immediately; right now
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
several people; a few people
predation; eating prey; preying upon
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)