to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
grasp; catch; understanding
block (of wood); chip; splinter
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
arrogant; haughty; insolent
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
partly open; in half bloom
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to speak; to hear a voice
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
arrest; apprehension; capture
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty