casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
about this time; about now
man among men; manly man; alpha male
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
do-or-die game; crucial contest
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to breathe out; to exhale
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
had better ...; had better not ...
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
willpower; energy; vitality
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering