one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
old army general; veteran army general
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
very unskillful; extremely awkward
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
leading person; foremost figure
little by little; bit by bit
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
icing; frosting; icing (on an aircraft, ship, etc.); icing (hockey infraction); cryotherapy
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
strongish; somewhat strong
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
(a) Buddha; deceased person
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Buddhist (household) altar
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured)
overdose; OD; orthostatic intolerance; orthostatic dysregulation; overdraft; OD
a.m.; before noon; ante meridiem; AM broadcasting; amplitude modulation
ISAM; indexed sequential access method
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden