strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
recommendation; referral; endorsement
of course; certainly; naturally
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
pride; boast; credit (to)
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
number; number plate; license plate
main battery; main armament; best hitter; center of the offense
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities); to ward off; to avert
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to whine; to make feeble complaints
let's not say (such things) to each other
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
different school (e.g. of ikebana)