hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
strong interaction; strong force
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
trivial; not amounting to much
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to do someone in; to bump someone off
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to cheat (in a romantic relationship); to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum