pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
baseball ground; baseball stadium
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
several times (as large, over)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to harm; to cause harm to
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
absorption; suction; attraction
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
electronic engineering; electronics
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
changing clothes; change of clothes
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
locker room; changing room; dressing room