how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to do someone in; to bump someone off
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to compose; to put together
firm; strong; solid; stable
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
order; directive; instructions; command
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...