hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
had better ...; had better not ...
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
fear; dread; fright; willies
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
totally willing; fully motivated
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
initiation into an art or discipline
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
strategy meeting; council of war
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still