flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
while moving; on the move
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to stop raining or snowing
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to press a question; to cross-examine
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment