near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to attack; to assault; to assail
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
fortifying; fortification
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to succeed; to bear fruit
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
to be enraged; to flip out
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
how long; how much; to what extent
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio