to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
eighth day of the month; eight days
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
bet; wager; stake; gamble
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
stupid face; foolish look on one's face
considerably; greatly; a lot
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
that is to say; so that means
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
hostility; animosity; enmity
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
massing (of troops); gathering
to attack; to assault; to assail
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)