several times; several degrees
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
call; summons; convening; convocation
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends