war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to subsist; to keep on living
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
otherwise; or else; if not
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
paste bird feed; paste fishing bait
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
moment by moment; hour by hour
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
single word; a few words; brief comment
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
sour look; surly face; pout