clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
spread; span; expanse; extent
to overflow from something full
fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
night attack; nocturnal assault
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to thrust away; to send flying
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
large-breed dog; large dog
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
desperation; struggle to the death
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to challenge (a person) to a fight