to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
intermission (between acts); interlude
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
dozens; scores of; decades
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to pay attention; to be watchful
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
foreign enemy; outside invader
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
grasp; catch; understanding
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
striking; remarkable; considerable