potentiality; dormancy; latency
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(period of) a year; during an era
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to order; to command; to appoint
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
mental; spiritual; emotional
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be found; to be discovered
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to notify; to advise; to inform
busy; hurried; confused; flurried