influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
covered with; stained; smeared
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to have a meal; to take a meal
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
so; like this; in this way
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
that is to say; so that means
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to stop walking; to pause