tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(committee) chairman; president
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
tedious; boring; being fed up with
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to move forward; to move on
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
though; notwithstanding; although
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to well up; to burst; to arise
in this way; thus; such; uh...
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to advance (as of a baseball game); to repeat