nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
distinction; differentiation; classification
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
classification; categorization; sorting
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
treasure chest; strongbox
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to have one's horizons broadened
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
to pass (of time); to elapse
solitude; loneliness; isolation
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)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
town; city; municipal; urban
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
something like ...; something called ...
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
cyberattack; cyber attack; cyber-attack; hacking attack
instability; insecurity; crankiness
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration