at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
silence (not speaking); muteness
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to be silent; to say nothing
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
national border; provincial border
other side; opposite side; other party
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
in that manner; like that
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to detain; to check; to restrain
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
genuine article; real thing; real deal
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
amount of money; sum of money
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different