increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
stealthily; secretly; in secret
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
beauty of form (oft. used of nature); beauty of a sculpted shape
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
exaltation; emotional uplift
ringing; throbbing violently
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
large number (of); many; majority
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
resolute; determined; bold
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
third day of the month; three days
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
union; joining; conjugation
knowing; (an) acquaintance