the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
question; inquiry; enquiry
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
and then; and so; and; so then
helper; assistant; help; assistance
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
before it happens; beforehand
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
all ages to come; all generations; eternity
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
pride; dignity; self-worth
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency