astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
stopping functioning; being out of service
battlefield; battleground
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to go ahead; to pull ahead
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
moving about; stirring about
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
maintenance; preservation; improvement
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to become settled; to be fixed
object of adoration, longing