expression; look; countenance; face
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
outside of; not covered by
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
ago; since; before; previous
to say; to tell; to state; to do
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
be (that) as it may; having said that
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
Son of God; child of an emperor
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
in proportion to; according to; depending on
big frame; large figure; huge body
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to shut in; to confine; to contain
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
power; might; authority; influence
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze