to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
way; method; means; resource; course
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to bend; to warp; to curve
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
observation; survey; watching
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
war situation; progress of a battle
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
bowing (a string instrument)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
strength needed to pull back a bow
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which