by means of; due to; because of; according to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to gather; to collect; to assemble
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
armed might; military power; the sword; force
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
(arch.) policeman; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders; art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to be found; to be discovered
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
main; principal; chief; primary; major
should; must; -able; probably; likely
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best