look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
materials; data; document
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
fund-raising; fund collecting
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
all present; all concerned; all of us
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
this and that; one thing or another
in its entirety; whole; wholly
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
passing through without stopping; passing by
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
all (there is); as long as there is
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
ability; performance; efficiency
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
site; point on a map; spot