several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
locational advantage; advantageous position
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
river; stream; River; the ... river
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
second day of the month; two days
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight