expectation; assume will happen; forecast
gatekeeper (in suicide prevention); person who prevents others from committing suicide (by noticing they are depressed and talking to them about it, etc.); gatekeeper (in media, networking, etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
event; phenomenon; matter
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
aforementioned; above-mentioned
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
putting into operation; invocation
process; course; mechanism
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
overheating; overexcitement
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless