strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
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 say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
attack; drive; advance; invasion
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
single word; a few words; brief comment
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
component; part; material; member
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
newcomer; initiate; rookie
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)