to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
battle station; action stations
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
advance; moving forward; progress
manly; masculine; like a man
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
from here; from this place
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
in succession; one after another
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to go past; to pass; to pass by
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to slide into; to slip into
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord