to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
consists of; comprises; is made up of
alert status; emergency alert
switching over to; migration; transition
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
negotiations; discussions; connection
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
all around; as far as the eye can see
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
nod; inclination of the head