shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
commander; general; leader
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
toast; congratulatory cup
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
grandfather; male senior-citizen
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
serves you right!; see what happens!