sincere; earnest; serious
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
surname; family name; last name
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
strategy meeting; council of war
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin