being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to play a central role; to take a leading part
blood relationship; blood relative
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
support; backing; aid; assistance
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
gossip; corner of the mouth
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
every person; each one; everybody
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to classify; to sort out; to sift through