strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
silently; hushed; in a still manner
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
investigation; research; looking something up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
final scene; the end; finale
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
power balance; balance of power
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
visitor (esp. at a hospital)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
skill; dexterity; master hand
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
read-only memory; ROM; lurker (in an online community)
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
lion's den; very dangerous place or situation; (lit.) tiger's den
to make sure of the truth
February; second month of the lunar calendar
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
degree of attention; profile
beginning (of a century, etc.)