to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
visual confirmation; sighting
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
ten (long cylindrical things)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
madness; craziness; insanity
synchronization; synchronized swimming
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)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
preference; priority; precedence
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
verbalizing; putting into words
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in