arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
(necessary) personnel; required person
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
reality; actuality; hard fact
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
as usual; as is one's habit
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
beginning; outset; first; onset
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
family; relatives; dependents; household
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
four (long cylindrical things)