standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
random; unintentional; unintended
suggestion; hint; implication
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
flying column; detached force
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
(being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
metallic sound; metallic clank
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own
skill; dexterity; master hand
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
defeating in an instant; instant kill
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean