to not take seriously; to take lightly
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
to clear up; to become cloudless
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
because of; owing to; due to
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to name; to call; to christen; to term
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine