how; in what way; how about
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
blow; shock; strike; batting
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
magic bullet; magic bullets
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
in that way; thus; so; so?
strong awamori (60%) from Yonaguni Island, Okinawa
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to shake; to sway; to waver
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
almost; roughly; approximately
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
right; correct; proper; righteous; just