measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
to subsist; to keep on living
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
named after; associated with; connected with
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
mourning band; mourning ribbon
black belt (judo, karate, etc.)
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
calamity; disaster; misfortune
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.