to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
complete set; all; everything
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
each nation; many nations; many countries
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
short pause; short interval
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
precipice; cliff; flat head
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
place of execution; execution site
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby