purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; honest
nothing but; none other than
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
historical; traditional; historic
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
whichever one chooses; either way
source of information; intelligence source; message source
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry