judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to collect; to assemble; to gather
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
alone; by oneself; on one's own
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
everywhere; all over; throughout
clear; precise; definite; distinct
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to pay attention (to); to be considerate (of); to be thoughtful (of); to show concern (for); to take care; to be careful
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
intelligence operative; spy
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to speak; to say; to vocalize
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence