state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
until now; so far; up to the present
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
right (to do something); authority; power
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
process; course; mechanism
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to win and advance to the next round
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
riskiness; (level of) danger
independent action; acting alone
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
polish (jewels); cultivation
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.