to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
equality; impartiality; evenness
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
covert action; covert operations
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
covering; protection; backing; relief
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
not yet known; unknown; strange
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
infection; contagion; becoming infected
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
imposing stance; daunting pose
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)