no!; no no!; no, not at all
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
carefree; free from worry
blow; hit (on the body); beating
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
war situation; progress of a battle
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
transcendence; excellence; superiority
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
both armies; both teams; both sides
to be needed; to be wanted
no!; no no!; no, not at all
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat