above all else; more than anything
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
height (of a person); stature
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
build; physique; frame; constitution
difference; variation; difference
direct connection; direct link
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
the very best; excellent; superb
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
unconditionally; as a rule
lethality; killing effectiveness
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)