intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to grumble about something (trivial)
system; institution; organization; organisation
to be dependable; to be reliable
one or two; a few; small number
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
approaching the enemy; (coming into) contact with the enemy; engaging the enemy
long hair (usu. of a man)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
head-on fight; head-to-head contest; serious contest
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
warrior; soldier; samurai; government official serving the imperial court during the Nara period
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
blithering idiot; bloody fool; total moron; dimwit
drawing board; drafting board
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
go; go go; get to it; up and at 'em
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
death by suffocation; death by choking