shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
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 (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
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 the audacity to) do
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
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; basho; wrestling tournament
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
many; numerous; various; large number of
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
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
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
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