voice quality; type of voice
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
preface; introduction; preamble
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
usually; under usual circumstances
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
particularly; only; in the case of
such; like that; that sort of; very
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)