pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to rain incessantly; to downpour
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
war; battle; match; game; competition
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
defense (esp. in sports); defence
mind; mindset; mentality; sentiment
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
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 strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside