to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to fill in time; to stall (e.g. an audience)
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
superior; superiors; senior
exaltation; emotional uplift
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
being on duty; person on duty
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
alien (from another planet)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to stop in the middle of a sentence
back off!; leave me alone!
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
pleasant feeling; good feeling