present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
sharp increase; sudden rise
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
everything; anything; nothing
hardships; privations; difficulties
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
British currency; pound sterling
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
small; fine; detailed; stingy
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
catarrh of the pulmonary apex; pulmonary apicitis; inflammation of the mucous of the upper lung
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
earring (non-pierced); helix
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
power plant; power station
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
virile; tough; masculine; intense
one thin flat object; one sheet
battery (of artillery, cameras, etc.); barrage
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)