any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to have one's own way (against all reason); to push through an unreasonable idea
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to face; to go towards; to head towards
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
living room (Western style); sitting room
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
considerably; greatly; a lot
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
at that time; in those days
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error