thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
I see; that's right; indeed
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
three; three years of age
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
wherein; therein; thereinto
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
it is not (like that) either
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor