no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
slice; slice; slice (in tennis, table tennis, etc.); backspin shot
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
classification by colour; sorting by color; color-coding; classification; sorting; grouping
to have meaning; to be meaningful
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
distribution map; distribution diagram
only recently; just of late
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to collect; to assemble; to gather
perception; sensation; awareness
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date