to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to entrust; to leave to a person
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
deep inside; innermost place
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
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)
guess; conjecture; surmise
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
creation; generation; formation; derivation
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to need; to call for; to require
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation