chief; main; principal; major
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
not necessarily so; is not always true
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
large number (of); many; majority
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be able to manage somehow or another
usually; under usual circumstances
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
intelligence gathering; information gathering
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
ongoing; in progress; afoot
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to lean against; to set against
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)