reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
covert action; covert operations
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
flying column; detached force
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
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
danger; peril; hazard; risk
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
misanga bracelet; good luck charm made from knotted embroidery floss, thread or gimp
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat