right beside; close to; nearby
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
kanji "fire" radical at bottom (radical 86)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to unfold; to unroll; to open
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
just one person; only one
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
participation; joining; entry
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
mask; disguise; guise; mask