main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
race (of people); type of person
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
just above; right overhead
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath