to read the situation; to sense the mood
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
convenient; handy; useful
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
ability; performance; efficiency
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
environment; circumstance
maintenance; preservation; improvement
communication speed; baud rate
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
reopening; resumption; restarting
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
match; game; bout; contest
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
physical condition; state of health
no sleep or rest; working day and night
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse