metre; meter; meter; gauge
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
originally; by nature; from the start
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course