counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
such ... as; or some such
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to surround; to crowd around
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
such; like that; that sort of; very
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
system; organization; organisation; architecture
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of