three; three years of age
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to join together; to combine; to join up
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
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
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
if it is the case that ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
offensive camp; team at bat
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
already; now; no longer; not any more
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
as everyone knows; needless to point out
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression