shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
many; numerous; various; large number of
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
putting into operation; invocation
surroundings; environs; circumference
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread