prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
preference; priority; precedence
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
useless resistance; vain struggle
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
ecstatic; ecstatically; splitting headache
group; party; team; squad; section
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
work-in-progress; working state
picking up trash; collecting garbage
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
deciding match; play-off; runoff
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
drama; play; powerful drug
chair; stool; post; office; position
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to knock down; to utterly defeat
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
Uji-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated around Uji, Kyoto
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
mental aspect; mental side
to finish reading; to read through
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor