to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
at; in; at; when; by; with
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
war; fighting; fierce competition
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to do together; to share; to participate in
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
caller; visitor; company; guest
it's been a long time; long time no see
participation; joining; entry
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while