next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to keep a watchful eye on
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
duty; function; office; mission; task
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
war; fighting; fierce competition
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
distinction; differentiation; classification
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
you could say; you might say; verging on the
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
manipulation of information; spin
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and