oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to look around; to survey
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
beginning; outset; first; onset
topic of discussion; agenda
Japan and the Soviet Union; Japanese-Soviet
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
but; however; provided that
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
hostility; antagonism; opposition
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
declaration of war; proclamation of war
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
Russian person; Russki; Russky
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
both sides; two sides; double-sided
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years